The image shows a rustic interior with large objects, including a collection of ceramic pots, bowls, and raw vegetables like cabbages, carrots, and onions in the foreground. The color palette is earthy and warm, with browns, beiges, and muted greens. A table is on the left side of the image where several people are seated, while in the center, a man with his arm around a woman stands in front of a stone archway, surrounded by pottery on a wooden table. In the background, another figure can be seen through a doorway.
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Tavern Scene with Standing Couple

Jan Jansz van Buesem (Dutch, c. 1600 - after 1649)

1653 or later

Medium
oil on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 33 × 45.4 cm (13 × 17 7/8 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-B
Credit line
Gift of Miriam and Eliezer Benbassat
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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