Amusement at the Court

A richly dressed courtly company gathers in an arcaded hall opening onto a garden with classical statuary. A lute player and a man in a gold-trimmed coat stand near a table where others sit, while a woman in pink silk reclines at left beside scattered fruit and a dog. The fine enamel-like finish of the oil on copper rewards close looking.

Look closer: A small dog sits at the lower left among the scattered fruit.

Artist

Johann Georg Platzer

Date

ca. 1738

Medium

Oil on copper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 2884 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2025