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 | | Dutch painter of religious works and genre scenes; his style was strongly influenced by Caravaggio and was influential in establishing Utrecht as a stronghold of the latter's style; born Wijk bij Duurstede, near Utrecht (ca 1594-5), died Utrecht (1624). |
 | | On a table beside the artist are a wine-glass, statue (bust), papers, a tobacco pipe, and an an alto flared-bell recorder, the maker's mark clearly visible, two decorative incised rings close together near the bell, and the lowermost finger-hole offset to the player's left. |
 | | On a draped bench lie a vase of flowers, a skull, a globe, an inkwell and plume, a purse, papers, a document with several seals, a violin and a hand-fluyt, the foot of which is hidden underneath the purse. |
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