Et bordel 1610 - 1668

"Et bordel" is a 17th-century etching by Dutch artist Jan Miense Molenaer, housed in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst. The work depicts a lively scene of a group of figures gathered around a table. A fiddler plays for a group of men and women who seem to be enjoying a drink, while one man in the foreground gestures emphatically. Molenaer, known for his depictions of everyday life and genre scenes, captures the energy of the scene with remarkable detail. The print's small size, measuring just 133mm by 183mm, lends intimacy to the composition.