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The allegorical subject here highlights the differences between Melancholy and Joy. A haggard, old woman is seen sulking with her head resting on her hand. The young woman at left is shown in a livelier way, holding a wine flask and cup and wearing a wonderful flower garland in her hair.
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Oxford
Title
Allegory of Joy and Melancholy
Date
1628
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 120.4 x W 97.6 cm
Accession number
WA2017.34
Acquisition method
Presented by Jean Greer through the Art Fund, 2017
Work type
Painting
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 2PH England
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