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Burning Candle
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Burning Candle

Jacques Callot · 1621 - 1635 · etching; paper

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

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Representation of a burning candle on a stool in an empty room. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Monastic Life in Emblems'. The second state of this series comprises, in addition to an illustrated title page and 26 emblems, another title page and a dedication sheet, both in letterpress without images.

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Credit lineBrandende kaars. 1621 - 1635. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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