Et forelsket par 1631 - 1664

"Et forelsket par" (A Couple in Love), a 17th-century etching by Dutch artist Cornelis Pietersz Bega, depicts a tender scene of two figures, likely a couple, seated at a table. The man, wearing a hat, rests his arm around the woman's shoulder, while she holds a glass in her hand. The intimate gesture of the couple, along with the bottle and glass on the table, suggest a shared moment of affection and perhaps indulgence. This small-scale etching, currently housed at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, exemplifies Bega's skill in capturing intimate moments with a simple, yet powerful, visual language.