Artwork
A Couple Drinking
A Couple Drinking is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Gerard ter Borch. It dates from 1663 and is held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
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Overview
A Couple Drinking is a 1663 oil painting by Gerard ter Borch, a prominent Dutch painter known for his domestic scenes.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a man and woman seated together, the woman holding a glass, the man a pouch. Their formal attire and the woman's gaze at the man suggest a moment of interaction, while the man's averted glance introduces ambiguity.
Technique & Style
Ter Borch employed chiaroscuro to create contrast between light and dark areas, highlighting the figures against a dark background and accentuating details in their clothing and the woman's face.
History & Provenance
The painting is now held in the Gemäldegalerie Berlin, exemplifying ter Borch's contribution to 17th-century Dutch art and his influence on contemporaries like Johannes Vermeer and Gabriel Metsu.
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Artist
Gerard ter Borch (Dutch: ; December 1617 – 8 December 1681), also known as Gerard Terburg (Dutch: ), was a Dutch Golden Age painter mainly of genre subjects.
