Herbergscène
Philips Koninck
1640 - 1649
Medium
pen
Dimensions
251; 187
About this artwork
height 187 mm x width 251 mm
Art Historical Context
Philips Koninck’s *Herbergscène* (c. 1640–1649) captures a lively moment inside a Dutch tavern, rendered with the economical precision of a pen drawing. Measuring just 187 by 251 millimetres, the compact sheet invites close viewing, as though the viewer has stepped into the dimly room alongside its patrons. Koninck, best known for expansive landscapes, here turns his attention to everyday social life, a subject that flourished during the Dutch Golden Age. In the seventeenth century, scenes of inns and gatherings offered both entertainment and subtle moral commentary on leisure and human behav...