File:Scholar Interrupted at His Writing - DPLA - 0d1b6ae636118c9a4609a425e85abeca.jpg

Page contents not supported in other languages.
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Original file ‎(6,342 × 8,298 pixels, file size: 4.41 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

Scholar Interrupted at His Writing   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Creator
InfoField
Title
Scholar Interrupted at His Writing
Description
In this variation of a painting by Gerard Dou, a scholarly alchemist, wearing a fur-lined robe, gazes with directness at the viewer as he composes his note. Holding a small quill pen with an open text before him, the alchemist may be engaged in copying, editing, or translation. Small earthenware vessels rest on the shelf behind him, and in the foreground sit a globe and skull. The latter object acts as a "vanitas" or vanity symbol, reminding the viewer of the brevity of life and the inevitable passage of time.
Date Undated
institution QS:P195,Q5090408
Source/Photographer
Permission
(Reusing this file)
Public domain
Public domain
This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1929, and if not then due to lack of notice or renewal. See this page for further explanation.
United States
United States
This image might not be in the public domain outside of the United States; this especially applies in the countries and areas that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works, such as Canada, Mainland China (not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. See Wikipedia:Public domain and Wikipedia:Copyrights for more details.

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

original catalog description

In this variation of a painting by Gerard Dou, a scholarly alchemist, wearing a fur-lined robe, gazes with directness at the viewer as he composes his note. Holding a small quill pen with an open text before him, the alchemist may be engaged in copying, editing, or translation. Small earthenware vessels rest on the shelf behind him, and in the foreground sit a globe and skull. The latter object acts as a "vanitas" or vanity symbol, reminding the viewer of the brevity of life and the inevitable passage of time. (English)

determination method: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
Reference
reference URL: https://dp.la/item/0d1b6ae636118c9a4609a425e85abeca
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 15 March 2023

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current20:47, 4 October 2022Thumbnail for version as of 20:47, 4 October 20226,342 × 8,298 (4.41 MB)DPLA botUploading DPLA ID 0d1b6ae636118c9a4609a425e85abeca
The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):

Metadata

This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.

If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scholar_Interrupted_at_His_Writing_-_DPLA_-_0d1b6ae636118c9a4609a425e85abeca.jpg"