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Description: | Three generations are depicted at a family feast. The idea is based on a Flemish proverb, 'As the old bird sang, so the young one twitters', meaning that children take after their parents. This inspired several of Jordaens' most famous pictures from 1638. He changed the proverb in his work to 'as the old sang, so the young pipe'. Jordaens was a Flemish painter, tapestry designer and draughtsman. He collaborated with Rubens on some works. After Ruben's death in 1640, Jordaens became the leading artist in the southern Netherlands. | Subjects: | vanitas); figure; interior; still life everyday life; animal (dog); allegory (greed | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Jordaens, Jacob (Flemish painter and draftsman, 1593-1678) Æ After Previously attributed to school of Jordaens, Jacob (Flemish painter and draftsman, 1593-1678) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8878... | Go to resource |
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