The Drunken Couple
A man and woman are so drunk that they are unaware they are being robbed. Their foolishness is underscored by the print on the partition. It depicts an owl, considered a stupid creature in the 17th century. After all, it could not see by day, not even with a candle or eyeglasses. The drunken couple is thus just as blind as the owl, a message that survives in the English idiom ‘blind as a bat’.
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The Drunken Couple
A man and woman are so drunk that they are unaware they are being robbed. Their foolishness is underscored by the print on the partition. It depicts an owl, considered a stupid creature in the 17th century. After all, it could not see by day, not even with a candle or eyeglasses. The drunken couple is thus just as blind as the owl, a message that survives in the English idiom ‘blind as a bat’.
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Bruikleen van de gemeente Amsterdam (legaat A. van der Hoop)
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On loan from the City of Amsterdam (A. van der Hoop Bequest)
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A man and woman are so drunk t ...... nglish idiom ‘blind as a bat’.
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Een man en een vrouw zijn zo d ......
paar is net zo blind als hij.
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Rijksmuseum
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title
Het dronken paar
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The Drunken Couple
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type
created
c. 1655 - c. 1665
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ca. 1655 - ca. 1665
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extent
drager breedte 64 cm
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drager hoogte 52,5 cm
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height 52.5 cm
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width 64 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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temporal
derde kwart 17e eeuw
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third quarter 17th century
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