ZoomMerrymakers at Shrovetide
Frans Hals · ca. 1616–17
Shrovetide Revellers, also known as Merrymakers at Shrovetide, is a painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals, painted in around 1616–17. It is one of the earliest surviving works by Hals, and has been held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City since 1913. The painting shows people festivities at Shrovetide, an annual carnival of food and jollity which takes place before the Christian fasting season of Lent.
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