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Four friends singing from one book around a candlelit table, their faces lit from below

Music-Making by Candlelight

Musiceren ved levende lys

Gerard van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592 to 1656)
1623 · Oil on canvas

Friends singing together by a single candle, the light coming from the middle of the table.

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SMK, National Gallery of Denmark

Rights
Public domain “Public domain” About these rights
Held by
SMK, National Gallery of Denmark, KMSsp378
Era
17th century
Tags
CandlelightGatheringPainting
Source
See it at SMK, National Gallery of Denmark

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