Title
A Banquet Scene, An Allegory on Love and Lust, by Francken the Elder (1555, c.)
Creator
Francken the Elder, Hieronymous (1540–1610)
Date
1555, c.
Description
This painting represents the biblical story of the prodigal son in the house of the prostitutes. The painting depicts a banquet scene with young women and their clients. Note the older woman on the left that acts as a procuress and oversees the young couple.
Source
Found in Sotheby's:
http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.624.html/2015/master-paintings-19th-century-european-art-n09459
Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27A_Banquet_Scene,_An_Allegory_on_Love_and_Lust%27_by_Hieronymus_Francken_I.jpg
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160801073501/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:'A_Banquet_Scene,_An_Allegory_on_Love_and_Lust'_by_Hieronymus_Francken_I.jpg
http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.624.html/2015/master-paintings-19th-century-european-art-n09459
Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27A_Banquet_Scene,_An_Allegory_on_Love_and_Lust%27_by_Hieronymus_Francken_I.jpg
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160801073501/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:'A_Banquet_Scene,_An_Allegory_on_Love_and_Lust'_by_Hieronymus_Francken_I.jpg
Format
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 105.3 × 139 cm
Dimensions: 105.3 × 139 cm
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