Jan Baptist Govaerts
(1701-1746)
Carousing Soldier,
1740 - 1746
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eschenholz
Dimensions of the object
38,5 x 31,8 cm
Displayed
Aschaffenburg Staatsgalerie Saal R 204
Acquisition
Aus der Schlossgalerie Aschaffenburg; kurmainzische Galerie
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Staatsgalerie im Schloss Johannisburg Aschaffenburg
Citation
Jan Baptist Govaerts, Zechender Soldat, 1740 - 1746, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Staatsgalerie im Schloss Johannisburg Aschaffenburg, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/QKGBjepGBb (Last updated on 28.09.2023)
The picture has an erotic undertone. A carousing soldier is
smoking, and a maid offers him a salted herring. Both items make him thirsty and ultimately also increase his desire. This is just as objectionable as drunkenness and unchastity.
