elf-trash reblogged
Word for today: tronie
A style of painting invented/popularized in Holland in the 17th Century, showing naturalistic and non-idealized facial expressions (and less-attractive or drunk people) as opposed to the formalism of the Renaissance. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tronies
Wine is a Mocker - Jan Steen, 17th century
This has been one of my favorite paintings since I first saw it! It's at the Norton Simon in Pasadena.
17th century Dutch paintings are so lit lol