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Silence and Talkativeness
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Silence and Talkativeness

Gerard de Lairesse · 1670 · etching; paper

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

About this work

The personification of Silence sits next to a smoking oil lamp, pondering. The two figures on the left personify loquacity. The seated figure of this pair points to the pondering Silence and appears to be talking about her.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printProlixity, Verbosity, LoquacityTaciturnitybeing silent
Credit lineZwijgzaamheid en Spraakzaamheid. 1670. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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