The Lovesick Maiden (detail)
by STEEN, Jan, Oil on canvas
An explicit reference to the maiden’s affliction is the pair of dogs copulating in the foyer, a motif probably borrowed by Frans van Mieris the Elder’s Brothel Scene.
An explicit reference to the maiden’s affliction is the pair of dogs copulating in the foyer, a motif probably borrowed by Frans van Mieris the Elder’s Brothel Scene.