# Merry Company

- By: Isack Elyas
- Date: 1629
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: support: height 47.1 cm x width 63.2 cm
- Credit line: D. Franken Bequest, Le Vésinet
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-1754--39950ea8e0db10f597fec04ddf60be95)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/134919aa8795d1878b25dad0d427cf01.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The figures around the table allude to the Five Senses. The woman with the lapdog represents Smell; the man with the piece of paper is Sight; the singing couple are Touch; the red-coated man with the glass of wine is Taste; and the lute-player is Hearing. On the wall behind them hangs a painting of The Deluge. That is a warning: there is more to life than pure sensual pleasure.