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The prayer before the meal
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Seated at a table in a run-down interior, an elderly man and a young woman pray before their meal. The painting contains a lesson that many Dutch Protestants learned at their mother’s knee: whether you are rich or poor, sick or healthy, be grateful for all you have, for it is a gift from God.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHet gebed voor de maaltijd. 1663. Cornelis Pietersz. Bega. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
