When Your Purse Is Empty, You Eat Bones Not Bacon

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Karel van Mander I

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts four individuals seated closely together on a bench, each engaged in separate activities. The first person on the left is chewing on a bone next to a sack. The second person in the middle has a hood and long beard. The third person is looking down while holding a piece of fabric or meat. The fourth person on the right is clawing at their knee. Each person has distinct facial features and hairstyles, mostly hidden under hoods or caps. A small dog is at their feet. The background shows an architectural setting with a window and arch. The scene is framed with a decorative border, below which is inscribed text in a classical style.