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Hearing / The Hearing
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Hearing / The Hearing

Cornelis van Kittensteyn · 1620 - 1652 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

In an interior sits an elegant couple at a table with a violinist singing from a music book. They wear clothing according to the fashion of ca. 1620. The lady wears a gown with bows and a very wide standing collar. On the wall behind the couple hang two paintings. Below the image two columns with Latin text. The print is part of a series of prints about the five senses.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAuditus / Het Gehoor. 1620 - 1652. Cornelis van Kittensteyn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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