Allegory of Poverty and Wealth

Conrad Meyer

Associated Names
Conrad Meyer

Artist, Swiss, 1618 - 1689

This is a drawing of a group of people gathered around various pots and pans. The image shows characters engaged in conversation and culinary activities around a fire with a pot hanging above it. Cookware like teapots and serving dishes are illustrated along the lower center of the composition. The scene depicts a social or domestic scenario with intricate detail and flowing drapery, suggesting daily life or a gathering. The use of shading and line work creates depth and a sense of motion and interaction among the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 7.8 x 13.4 cm (3 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.122.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Daniela Laube Inc. Fine Art, New York); gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2010

  • Daniela Laube, Catalog Five. New York, 2010: no. 25.

Inscriptions

none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64540345

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