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Still Life with Books
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Appearances can be deceiving. What at first sight looks to be an overturned lute is just an old wooden case for the instrument. The books, too, are a disappointment; they are merely empty bindings, limp covers of leather or parchment meant to hold bills and other documents. These are all old objects – cast off, worthless and transitory.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineStill Life with Books. c. 1628 - c. 1632. Jan Lievens. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
