A Spanish feast, by Vermeyen (1545)

A Spanish feast, by Vermeyen (1545)

Vermeyen, Jan Cornelisz (c. 1503-1559)

1545

First, a young woman robs the purse of a young man whom she kisses. In the background, on the right, a celestinesque old woman with a musical instrument. Under an inscription in Latin: "Sic Hispana Venus loccas excantat loving. Sic fucata rapit basia stultus amans." (So the Spanish Venus loves their cubicles in love, so the stupid lover steals mock kisses).

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Museum number: 1869,0612.376

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Etching on paper.
Dimensions: 30.4 × 42.5 cm