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The virtuous woman feeds her family
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The virtuous housewife serves food for her family. She wears a wool-lined cloak. In the background a winter scene with skaters on a river. The print is based on Proverbs 31:15: 'She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household and tasks for her maids' and Proverbs 31:21: 'She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet'. Below the image a paraphrase of these Bible verses in German. This print forms part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe deugdzame vrouw geeft haar gezin te eten. 1555. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
