Gabriel Metsu, (artist), Dutch, 1629 - 1667, The Intruder, c. 1660, oil on panel, overall: x cm (26 1/4 x 23 3/8 in.), framed: x x cm (36 3/4 x 33 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.), The Protestant Dutch had a reputation for strict rules that defined social conduct. Only on rare occasions, such as a betrothal when a suitor was expected to show passion for his future wife, would a demonstration of emotion be considered proper. In this sumptuous painting, Gabriel Metsu imagines an apparently prearranged 'transgression' among the elite of Amsterdam. An officer bursts into a bedroom, where

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Keywords: ., 1629, 1660, 1667, dutch, gabriel, intruder, metsu, oil, panel