An Allegory of Relations between the Generations

Prints and Drawings

1608

Pieter Serwouters (Flemish, 1586-1657)
After David Vinckboons (Flemish, 1576-1632)

Pieter van Serwouters excelled in showing the intricacies of familial relationships. In this outdoor scene after David Vinckeboons, he broadens the theme of the garden of love to encompass everyone from babies to the elderly. This sheet encompasses a spectacular range of open-air activities. An old man avidly counts his money; mothers put their babies to bed; children adore their pets; a young couple engage in lute playing; and another pair sneaks out of the walled garden, perhaps to conceive the next generation.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Pieter Serwouters
Title: An Allegory of Relations between the Generations
Place: Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1608
Medium: Etching and engraving on paper
Dimensions: Image: 25.7 × 34.9 cm (10 1/8 × 13 3/4 in.); Plate: 25.8 × 35.1 cm (10 3/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Sheet: 27.5 × 35.6 cm (10 7/8 × 14 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Manilow and the Henry M. Huxley Fund
Reference Number: 1984.107
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