The Drunken Couple
Cornelis Dusart · 1685 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Images of intoxicated individuals were intended to be humorous, but they also had serious undertones. Moralizing texts and preachers described drinking as sinful, immoral, and a threat to social norms. Accordingly, a drunk woman, as seen here, compromised the well-being of the home, which was thought to have an impact on society as a whole. Thatched roofs like the one depicted here were popular throughout Europe until the 1800s. Many of the thatched roofs in Europe today contain straw dating back to the 1600s.
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- Maker
- Cornelis Dusart (Dutch, 1660–1704)
- Date
- 1685
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- Platemark: 13.1 x 10.9 cm (5 3/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Sheet: 13.5 x 11 cm (5 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Netherlands
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
