Gallant Company 1633
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"Gallant Company" (1633) by Pieter Codde depicts a lively scene of 17th-century Dutch social life. Set in an interior, the painting shows a group of elegantly dressed figures engaged in music and conversation. The rich textures and details of their clothing and the surrounding furniture create a sense of opulence. Codde, a prominent Dutch Golden Age painter, was renowned for his portrayal of everyday life, and "Gallant Company" exemplifies his skill in capturing the lively atmosphere of a social gathering. The painting is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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Two gentlemen enter the room, one holding a partridge, the other a hare. Yet given their spotless, elegant clothing, they cannot have just returned from the hunt. The double meaning of the depiction would have been obvious to 17th-century viewers: the Dutch expressions for ‘hunting hare’ and ‘birding’ could be used vulgarly to mean ‘making love’. The men are thus hunting for love.
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