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Description: | The painting shows an old man and woman weighing coins. One is wearing nose spectacles of the Nuremberg type, in which the frame is constructed from a single continuous piece of copper wire. In 1636 Ryckaert became a master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke and in 1652 was appointed its Dean. Among his patrons was Archduke Leopold William, governor of the Spanish Netherlands. Ryckaert was influenced by the genre scenes of Adriaen Brouwer and David Teniers II. His work often shows alehouse interiors or ‘professional' men whilst other themes include children's games, musical parties, and imaginary scenes with witches and ghosts. This picture combines both genre scenes of misers and Dutch still-life scenes | Subjects: | figure; still life; allegory (greed); everyday life; interior | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Ryckaert, David, III (Flemish painter, 1612-1661) Æ Attributed to manner of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8877... | Go to resource |
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