Taste 1640 - 1670

"Taste" is an etching from the 17th century by an unknown artist. The print depicts a scene of courtship with two figures in the foreground, a monkey, and a cupid. The inscription on the print suggests the subject of the etching is "taste" and it likely refers to a satiric commentary on the fickle nature of taste. It uses a combination of pictorial and textual elements to communicate its message, common in satirical printmaking of the period. The print is held in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst in Denmark.