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This is a drawing of a group of people gathered around various pots and pans. The image shows characters engaged in conversation and culinary activities around a fire with a pot hanging above it. Cookware like teapots and serving dishes are illustrated along the lower center of the composition. The scene depicts a social or domestic scenario with intricate detail and flowing drapery, suggesting daily life or a gathering. The use of shading and line work creates depth and a sense of motion and interaction among the figures.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
Allegory of Poverty and Wealth
Conrad Meyer
- Medium
- pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 7.8 x 13.4 cm (3 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 2010.122.1
- Credit line
- Anonymous Gift
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- state of being
- allegory
Provenance
(Daniela Laube Inc. Fine Art, New York); gift to NGA, 2010.
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NGA object ID 154413. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.