Tickets
English
DonateMembershipTickets

A Party of Merrymakers

ca. 1635–38
Not on view
Viewers of the time would have taken in at a glance not only the off-key carousing but also signs—the fancy shoes, frizzy hair, open collar, and so on—that make the symbolic satyr redundant. Quast worked in the cosmopolitan milieus of Amsterdam and The Hague. His paintings and finished drawings reveal a broad knowledge of Dutch, Flemish, and French popular imagery (including Callot’s etchings) as well as the comic stage.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Party of Merrymakers
  • Artist: Pieter Jansz. Quast (Dutch, Amsterdam (?) 1605/6–1647 Amsterdam)
  • Date: ca. 1635–38
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Josephine Bieber, in memory of her husband, Siegfried Bieber, 1970
  • Object Number: 1973.155.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

More Artwork

More Artwork
The Mocking of Christ, Pieter Jansz. Quast Dutch, Graphite and black chalk, brush and gray wash, on vellum
The Mocking of Christ
Pieter Jansz. Quast
1640
Soprano Recorder in B, Thomas Coenraet Boekhout Dutch, Ebony, ivory, Dutch
Soprano Recorder in B
Thomas Coenraet Boekhout
ca. 1700
Saint John on Patmos, Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) German, Oil, gold, and white metal on spruce
Saint John on Patmos
Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien)
ca. 1511
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense), Steel, gold, leather, Dutch
Shaffron (Horse's Head Defense)
Dutch
ca. 1620
Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456), Hans Memling Netherlandish, Oil on oak
Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456)
Hans Memling
ca. 1470

Related Content

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.