Company by P.-J. Codde

The Dutch painter Pieter-Jacobs Codde (1599-1678) gave special value to the theme of company.


O pintor holandês Pieter-Jacobs Codde (1599-1678) atribuiu grande valor ao tema da companhia.

Pieter-Jacobs Codde (1599-1678)-‘actor’s changing room’-oil on oak-ca 1630    Berlin-Gemäldegalerie

Pieter-Jacobs Codde (1599-1678)-‘art-lovers in a painter’s studio’-oil on panel-ca 1630    Stuttgard-Staatgalerie

Pieter-Jacobs Codde (1599-1678)-‘musical company’-oil on canvas-1639    Private collection

Pieter-Jacobs Codde (1599-1678)-‘elegant company making music’-oil on panel    Private collection

Pieter-Jacobs Codde (1599-1678)-‘the dancing lesson’-oil on panel-1627    Paris-Musée du Louvre

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