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- Antique prints, etching and engraving | Vastenavond / Shrove Tuesday, published ca. 1720, 2 pp.
Two scenes on two sheets representing men and women enjoying the last day of Carnival (Carnaval), Shrove Tuesday, before Lent, a period of fasting before Easter. The representations are in the style of Callot, de Gheyn and Watteau.Under the first scene with a man playing a guitar-like instrument and a couple dancing is the inscription:t Is dwaasheid Jonkvrouw dus u nutte tyd te quistenGy kent de Mannen niet. gy kent geen Jongmans listen,Maar't is nu Vastens nagt men is nu willens mal,De Vasten avond vreugd brengt 't Vrouw volk ligt ten val.(What folly it is, my lady, to waste your time, you do not know the men, you do not know young men's tricks, but it is now Shrove Tuesday night, and people are willingly mad. The joy of Shrove Tuesday evening brings down the women easily.)Under the other scene, with a man dancing in front of a woman and a masked man playing a wind instrument:Een ander is verheugd, als syne dwaase streekenIn Huis en kameren vast blyven stil versteeken,Maar deesen Sot blaast uit met hoorn geluit en keel.Hier syn de Wysen raar, maar Sotte syn er veel.(Another is pleased when his foolish pranks remain hidden in rooms and chambers, but this fool blows them out with horn and voice. Here the wise are rare, but there are many fools.)From an unknown publication.Vastenavond ook wel bekend als Vette dinsdag of Mardi Gras in van oorsprong Franstalige streken en verwant aan het Russische Maslenitsa – is de dinsdag voor Aswoensdag en vormt traditioneel het einde van de carnavalsperiode. Etching and engraving on laid paper, two plates incorporating the text. 217 x 133 mm, and 216 x 146 mm; some smudges and dirt due to handling, some staining along the margins; charming subject, rare.
EUR 242.00 [Appr.: US$ 261.52 | £UK 204.75 | JP¥ 41083] Booknumber: PR121470
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EUR 242.00 [Appr.: US$ 261.52 | £UK 204.75 | JP¥ 41083] Booknumber: PR121470
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Total: EUR 242.00 [Appr.: US$ 261.52 | £UK 204.75 | JP¥ 41083]
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