Banquet of a platoon of the st. George civic guard, haarlem, inscribed above center, "ao 1583". Version before 2013 restoration, showing centuries of damage to the panels. The man at the top left looking at the viewer is a selfportrait of cornelis van haarlem, the man below left looking at the viewer is his brother hans, and the man in the center looking at the viewer is the artist pieter pietersz. The man with the flag is ensign joost van heussen. The man in white doublet with left hand touching his heart and right hand shaking hands with the left hand of a man holding his right hand op to swear an oath, is cornelis jabosz. Schoudtgen. This gesture in the painting shows a man making a business deal, and it also illustrates the guild rule about the guild's "wijncoop", or wine purchase. According to the saying that is painted on the mantelpiece above which this painting once hung, there shall be no business deals made while in this schutter's hall - if a man regrets his decision the next day, he can be relieved of his promise by making the wine purchase. Object Type: painting. Genre: schutterstuk. Date: 1583. Place of creation: Haarlem. Dimensions: 135 x 233 cm. Medium: oil on panel. Depicted People: Cornelis van Haarlem. Collection: Frans Hals Museum. Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem - Banket van korporaalschap van Jonge Jan Adriaensz van Veen - Haarlem Cloveniers schutterij 1583
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