The Epiphany Feast

The Epiphany feast is a painting by Jan Steen. ==Description[ Edit] == The Epiphany party was very important in the low countries and was traditionally celebrated. To old use became one of the party goers to ' King ' proclaimed, either by being a boon took place in a specially baked cake, either, as happened here, by pulling a lot. Jan Steen has the surprising solution to the youngest child King to stand. It is beautifully decorated, with a paper Crown on the head, held by his smiling mother, on the table and keeps the proud ereglas fixed. The highlight of the evening was the moment when the ' King ' took his first SIP. But although the young King is about to take his first drink, the other party-goers already guzzle struck. A little boy has a bite taken from a freshly baked waffle and offers the rest smiling to the King. Egg shells on the ground next to a large pot with fittings indicate that there is still more waffles will follow. The man who sits with his back to the Viewer, hold the lid of jar are also open, indicating that drinking has already begun. A violinist plays up a storm and a jester makes for a happy note by his tongue sticking out to the rigid few links, keeping his phallic decorated stick their hand on targeting.

Not at the table, who also enjoy to the fullest. Links in the foreground has a girl dress her suspended to three burning candles – symbols of the three kings – to jump. A little boy is watching whether they comply with the rules. Finally, there is the cheerful junk that is welcomed by the maid at the door: these are the star singers, musicians who roamed the streets with paper crowns adorned with the traditional ' Star ' that the biblical Kings had led to Jesus Christ.