The King Drinks
- Artist
- Jacob Jordaens
- Date
- 1640
- Style
- Baroque
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
"Our painting, The King Drinks, by the Flemish Jacob Jordaens, is an exemplary Baroque genre painting created in 1640 on canvas. This lively oil painting captures a scene from the Twelfth Night celebration, featuring an opulent feast and jester-like revelry, centered around the figure of the king, symbolizing merriment and social hierarchy. The work's dynamic composition, rich colors, and detailed depiction exemplify Jordaens' mastery within the Baroque tradition, making it a vivid representation of festive life in 17th-century Flanders and an important piece housed in the Oldmasters Museum, part of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels."
Related artworks
- As the Old Sang, So the young Pipe by Jacob Jordaens
- Hunter with his dogs by Jacob Jordaens
- Education of Jupiter by Jacob Jordaens
- Fishery by Constantin Piliuta
- Country Fair by Grandma Moses
- Shore at Bermuda by Winslow Homer
- Ferry Boat to Antwerp by Jacob Jordaens
- An Offering to Ceres, Goddess of the Harvest by Jacob Jordaens
- As the Old Sang, So the young Pipe by Jacob Jordaens
- Burgher of Delft and his Daughter by Jan Steen