Painting #C05 - The Bean King

The Bean King
- Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678, Flemish)
- oil (242 × 300 cm) c. 1640/1645
- Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna)

"A bean-feast was primarily an annual dinner given by an employer to his or her employees. By extension, colloquially, it describes any festive occasion with a meal and an outing."
     
Crowns were made of cardboards for the bean king and queen of the day. The participants pretended to be having a drinking party in the 'palace'.

The Bean Eater
- Carracci (1560-1609, Italian)
- oil (57 x 68 cm) c.1590
- Galleria Colonna (Rome)