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A Belated Valentine's Day To You. Hope
A Belated Valentine's Day To You. Hope
If you’ve followed this blog a bit you’ve picked up that I’m a huge fan
of this museum. I bought a membership my first time there, and I’ve
visited six times (I think) since. I don’t know why, but I’m captivated by
this painting.
“Despite its realistic appearance, this painting of the church interior is
meant to deliver a moral message. In this stark setting (Protestant
churches in Holland at the time did not have altarpieces) the artist
depicted stages of human life and premonitions of mortality.
“The dog
urinating on a
column
symbolizes an
animal’s lack of
understanding.
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