3-035-595 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Interior with Soldiers and Women, about 1650. Additional Info: Framed by an arched doorway, two soldiers sit smoking, drinking, and chatting with a young woman who sits casually on tiled steps. Behind the woman, a warm light enters to permeate the setting and the objects and figures within. To the right, another woman descends a dark staircase and prepares to enter the room. In the foreground a jumble of objects - rifles, armour, a drum, a pipe, an overturned pail, and yellow drapery - form a more complicated still life grouping. On the back wall, a wooden rack holds pewter plates, crockery, and spoons.