Merry company

Joy comes from the ability to face everyday situations with hope. For Göethe it lies in ourselves. Sometimes it involves an external component, like alcohol. Taken in different doses, alcohol causes states of euphoria or absence of anxiety (ataraxia).

A alegria provém da capacidade de olhar com esperança as situações do quotidiano. Para Göethe reside em nós próprios. Por vezes tem componente externa: o álcool. Ingerido em doses diferentes provoca estados de euforia ou de ausência de ansiedade (ataraxia).

Dirk Hals (1591-1656)-'merry company at table'-oil on oak panel-ca 1620   Berlin-Gemäldegalerie

Gerard van Honthorst (1590-1656)-'merry company'-oil on canvas-1623 München-Neues Schloss Schleissheim

Jan Sanders van Hemessen (ca 1500-1560)-'merry company (Prodigal son)-oil on panel- ca 1540   Berlin-Gemäldegalerie

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech (ca 1591-1624)-'merry company'-oil on canvas-(1622-1624)   Rotterdam-Museum Boijmans van Beuningen

Adriaen van de Venne (1581-1662)-'a merry company in an arbor'-oil on panel-1615   Malibu-J. Paul Getty Museum