Mooy-Aal and Her Suitors, Claes Moeyaert, c. 1630 - c. 1640 painting Nice eel or 'the choice between young and old'. A simple young woman turns away from a rich old man and an elegant young man and chooses a boy who mockingly points to his competitions. The old man is wearing a fur hat and is counting coins at a table, he holds a money bag open. The young man has a wine glass in his left hand. Probably present are four protagonists from the play 'The game of the Moor' by Bredero (from left to right): Kackerlack, beautiful eel, Ritsert and Roemert. canvas. oil paint (paint) one-sided cou


Mooy-Aal and Her Suitors, Claes Moeyaert, c. 1630 - c. 1640 painting Nice eel or 'the choice between young and old'. A simple young woman turns away from a rich old man and an elegant young man and chooses a boy who mockingly points to his competitions. The old man is wearing a fur hat and is counting coins at a table, he holds a money bag open. The young man has a wine glass in his left hand. Probably present are four protagonists from the play 'The game of the Moor' by Bredero (from left to right): Kackerlack, beautiful eel, Ritsert and Roemert. canvas. oil paint (paint) one-sided courting; pursuit; difficult choice. young versus old age; young and old. third party (mocking, disapproving, disturbing, etc.) ~ married couple of unequal wealth. married couple of unequal age. third party (mocking, disapproving, disturbing, etc.) ~ married couple of unequal age. specific works of literature


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