Shrove Tuesday

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Shrove Tuesday

1567

Pieter van der Heyden (Flemish, c. 1530–after 1572) In the manner of Hieronymus Bosch (Netherlandish, c. 1450–1516)

This commentary on the temptation to behave badly during Carnival season takes place in a kitchen on Shrove Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. The fool being shaved at far right is a visual pun on the proverbial expression “to shear the fool,” meaning to mock the fool. Near the shaved hair on the floor, a dog in fool’s garb dances to the music of merrymakers.

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Object Details

Titles:

Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday: Dutch Kitchen with Wafer Bakery

Date:

1567

Artists:

Pieter van der Heyden (Flemish, c. 1530–after 1572) In the manner of Hieronymus Bosch (Netherlandish, c. 1450–1516)

Medium:

Engraving

Dimensions:

Plate: 8 11/16 x 11 5/16 inches (22.1 x 28.8 cm) Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches (22.2 x 29.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-638

Geography:

Made in Antwerp, Southern Netherlands (modern Belgium), Europe

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