December: Old woman by candlelight December (title on object) The twelve months (series title), An old woman in an interior holds a candlestick with a candle in her hand. She is standing at a table with a skull and an hourglass. A goat next to the table. In an alcove in the wall an owl, on the left on the wall a tablet with the date December 29, 1645. Below the representation a Latin text in two columns, old woman, the twelve months (especially personifications), 'Mese in generale' (Ripa) (allegorical or symbolic representation of seasons and months), candlestick, darkness, Albert Haelwegh (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 29-Dec-1645, paper, engraving, h 349 mm × w 250 mm
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December, Old woman, candlelight December, title, object, twelve months, series title, old woman, interior holds, candlestick, candle, hand, standing, table, skull, hourglass, goat next, alcove, wall, owl, left, tablet, date December 29, 1645, representation, Latin text, two columns, personifications, Mese, generale, Ripa, allegorical, symbolic representation, seasons, months, darkness, Albert Haelwegh, mentioned, Amsterdam, 29-Dec-1645, paper, engraving
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