# Departure from the Inn

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LAER, Pieter van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 32 x 43 cm

## Commentary

Van Laer lived from 1625 to 1639 in Rome where he created genre scenes illustrating popular Roman life called Bambocciate. The pendants The Herdsmen and Departure from the Inn, doubtless executed after his return from Italy, are still typical of that vein.

## Related artworks

- [Bentvueghels in a Roman Tavern](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2/bentvueghels-in-a-roman-tavern-rcd0a737f2d0513>)
- [Landscape with Morra Players](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2/landscape-with-morra-players-r84cd3126016f5b>)
- [The Cake Seller](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2/the-cake-seller-rd088a4ce6660af>)
- [The Flagellants](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2/the-flagellants-r856d85544e6bf6>)
- [The Herdsmen](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/laer-pieter-van-rc7158110973cd2/the-herdsmen-r0fc99024f064fb>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)