Peasants in an Interior
Artist
Cornelis Schaeck
(Dutch, active 1657–1663)
Date17th century
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensionspanel: 32.4 x 30.6 cm (12 3/4 x 12 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Mr and Mrs. John Adam, Jr. and the Sarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1992.28
Label TextOnly a handful of paintings have been successfully attributed to Cornelis Schaeck, who was one of a family of artists active in Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
The figures in this tavern interior partake in drinking and smoking, which were considered to be related vices in seventeenth-century Holland. Like alcohol, tobacco was believed to induce a form of drunkenness. Tobacco was relatively new to the Netherlands, having been introduced in the late sixteenth century. Initially regarded by some as medicinally beneficial, it was soon generally condemned by the moralists and religious leaders of the day.ProvenanceColl. Francis Gibson, Essex; Sotheby's, London, 8 Dec.1976; Robert Noortman Gallery, London; Ambassador J. Wm. Middendorf II, Washington, D.C.; Christie's, NY, 5 June 1985; Hoogsteder-Naumann,Ltd, NY; E.M. Wunsch, NY; Whitfield Fine Art Ltd, 12 Pembridge Villas, London WII 2SU, England; Mr. and Mrs. J. AdamOn View
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