03 — ARTWORK
Drunkard
CRAESBEECK, Josse van · 1649 →
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 51 x 37 cm
- TYPE
- Genre
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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Josse van Craesbeeck was a baker and acquired citizenship of Antwerp in this profession where he married the daughter of the prison baker. According to the legend it was as a result of this that he came into contact with Adriaen Brouwer, who was imprisoned for his debts and Craesbeeck provided him with bread in the citadel. Craesbeeck was very close to Brouwer, united by their shared enjoyment of inns and because Brouwer instructed Craesbeeck in drawing.
Craesbeeck started off in the same monochromePainted in a single color; a painting executed in a single color. style as Brouwer, which he abandoned to a certain extent later on.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Drunkard by CRAESBEECK, Josse van},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/craesbeeck-josse-van-r957a3f08d88897/drunkard-r96cf0003d3d1cf},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
