Jan Steen. The gentle depth of the composition is based on a triangle, fallen asleep at the table on the left. “opportunity makes the thief ” trying out a pipe, playing carelessly with a string of pearls. play a violin.  to live at home were considered suspect in the popular culture of the Netherlands at the time. in a provocative gesture she holds a filled glass between the legs of the man of the house, while he dismisses with a grin the admonishment of the nun standing on the right. The duck on the shoulder identifies him as a Quaker, who urges the reading of pious texts. Finally, the pig in the doorway to the kitchen is an allusion to another proverb: “Neither cast ye your pearls before swine”. the penalty to be expected for unbridled, lustful behaviour: a sword and a crutch in a basket suspended from the ceiling. Luxuria extravagance. An interesting biographic detail: at times Steen had to earn a living by running an inn and a brewery. low ceiling, small chamber. Hyperrealistic, ultra detailed, 80mm.