The Sense of Taste: Feast, Skeleton and Biblical Scenes

An engraved allegory in a vertical format shows a crowded banquet table at lower center, with diners, a swan, and a skeleton visible among the dishes. Above, a staircase leads to balcony scenes of figures in conversation and a group gathered before a standing figure. The ruled, fine linework gives a crisp, dense, print-like texture.

Artist

Nicolaas van der Horst

Date

1630

Medium

Allegorical prints Engravings

Source

Wellcome Collection

Size

2198 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection