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A House Full of Merrymaking
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Depiction of one of the wisdoms according to the book of Ecclesiastes (no. 7). In an interior a feasting and frolicking company of men and women sit at a table full of delicacies and drink. According to Ecclesiastes they behave foolishly because they find pleasure in a house full of pleasure. In the margin below a verse with six lines of Latin.
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Credit lineEen huis vol feestrumoer. 1581 - 1656. Nicolaes de Bruyn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
