Still life with books, Jan Lievens, c. 1627 - c. 1628 oil on panel, h 91cm × w 120cm.
Not everything is what it seems. What appears at first sight to be a lute is only a lute box, an old wooden case for the instrument. The books, too, disappoint: they are covers, limp covers of leather or parchment, intended to hold bills and other documents. They are old stuff, rejected and worthless, impermanent.
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