An hourglass, flute, open book, candle and peaches on a wooden ledge. Harmen Steenwijck (Dutch, c.16
An hourglass, flute, open book, candle and peaches on a wooden ledge. Harmen Steenwijck (Dutch, c.1612-after 1655). Oil on panel.The book symbolises human knowledge, the flute the pleasures of the senses. The hourglass and burnt candle allude to the transience and frailty of human life. The peaches, still fresh, represent fertility, vitality, youth, and abundance. -- source link
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