The Amorous Widower 1629

"The Amorous Widower" (1629) is an anonymous etching that depicts a fashionably dressed man standing outdoors. The man holds a ribbon in his hand, a gesture that likely signifies the beginning of a courtship. This humorous etching is a popular example of Baroque-era satire, a style of art that often used exaggerated figures and compositions to comment on social customs and human nature. The work is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.