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The Garden of Serenity
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The Garden of Serenity

Song Bolu · 1922 · paper; ink

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This painting depicts the visit of a friend to a scholar in the garden of his home, where he escapes from society to live as a reclusive hermit. The artist did not aim to render a realistic landscape, but rather make an idealized portrait of the life of a hermit.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
hanging scroll
Credit lineDe tuin van sereniteit. 1922. Song Bolu. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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