Rijksmuseum

De avondschool

Date

before 1665

Medium

panel, oil paint (paint)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

Light and dark, virtue and vice are juxtaposed here. Bathed in bright candlelight, a girl earnestly recites her lesson, while in the shadows the schoolmaster admonishes a boy. In the foreground, a second pupil, candle in hand, helps another with his schoolwork. The candlelight here symbolizes reason.

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