Dichter luistert vrouwen af 1614 - 1616

This anonymous 17th century engraving, "Dichter luistert vrouwen af," depicts a scene of five women in a garden, with one man discreetly listening to their conversation from behind a leafy trellis. The piece, with its intricate details of the garden and its inhabitants, exemplifies the genre of "genre scenes," or everyday life depictions, that were popular in the Dutch Golden Age. This print, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, offers a glimpse into the social dynamics and the visual culture of this period.