# Inn Scene with Prostitutes

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BREEN, Gillis van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breen-gillis-van-r664961206b3252>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Engraving, 133 x 194 mm

## Commentary

This engraving was executed after a composition by Karel van Mander. It shows a dapper gentleman embraced by two prostitutes at an inn. Behind them is a curtain, suggesting a bed or some private space. Two dogs lick at a morsel in the man&#39;s outstretched hand. An innkeeper and a serving boy bring food out of the kitchen in the background. The print bears a legend in Italian and Dutch which can be translated as &#34;The nuzzle of dogs, the love of whores, the hospitality of innkeepers: None of it comes without cost.&#34;

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- [Poultry Seller](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breen-gillis-van-r664961206b3252/poultry-seller-r4cd5751f4b4dc7>)

## Attribution

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