Concert Rehearsal in the Palace

Baroque or light-hearted Rococo paintings such as "Concert Rehearsal in the Palace" by Johann Georg Platzer (1704–1761), which shows a musical courtly gathering, deal in a genial manner with the topic of the Five Senses. The principle motivation is the sheer sensual pleasure in depicting a festivity with music and singing, spiced with the erotic touches popular in the Rococo period and in 17th-century Dutch genre painting.
Viewed similarly to the Dutch paintings, here all five senses are represented: hearing as the main subject; sight, in the various glances of the company and the many paintings; touch, in the handling of the instruments; taste and smell in the wine and fruit. Going a step further in interpretation, we would find two of the seven deadly sins: lust and gluttony.

Translated catalogue text from:
Habersatter Thomas: Die fünf Sinne. In: Oehring Erika, Ducke Astrid, Habersatter Thomas (Hrsg.): Allegorie. Die Sprache der Bilder. Residenzgalerie Salzburg, Salzburg 2017, S. 179-194, Johann Georg Platzer, Konzertprobe im Schloss, S. 188, Abb. 5, S. 186
Translation: Gail Schamberger MA, Salzburg