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Adam de Coster: An Old Man with a Candle and a Glass  wikidata:Q18599733 reasonator:Q18599733
Artist
Attributed to Adam de Coster  (circa 1586
date QS:P,+1586–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
–1643)  wikidata:Q1861631
 
Attributed to Adam de Coster
Alternative names
Adam de Ceuster, Adam de Ceustere, Adam Koster, Adam de Keuster
Description Flemish painter
Date of birth/death circa 1586
date QS:P,+1586-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
 4 May 1643 / 1643 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Mechelen Antwerp
Work period 1607-1643
Work location
Antwerp Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q1861631,P5102,Q230768
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Title
Old Man Holding a Candle and a Glass
English: An Old Man with a Candle and a Glass
Svenska: Gubbe med brinnande ljus och glas
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Nighttime genre scenes are often associated with morally dubious activities, with voluptuousness and excess. The difficulty of any symbolic reading arises with such ambiguous images as this old man holding a wine glass. Conflicting attitudes toward the elderly were not uncommon in the 17th century. Is the candlelight a symbol of the enlightenment of virtuous old age, or of sinister pursuits obscured by the cloak of night?
Svenska: Nattliga genrescener är ofta förknippade med moraliskt tvivelaktiga handlingar och det måttlösa. Mångtydiga bilder, som den gamle mannen med ett vinglas, är svårare att tolka. Motstridiga föreställningar om åldrandet var inte ovanliga under 1600-talet. Är ljuset här en symbol för ålderdomens visdom och dygd eller snarare lömska handlingar dolda av nattens mörker?
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English: Nighttime genre scenes are often associated with morally dubious activities, with voluptuousness and excess. The difficulty of any symbolic reading arises with such ambiguous images as this old man holding a wine glass. Conflicting attitudes toward the elderly were not uncommon in the 17th century. Is the candlelight a symbol of the enlightenment of virtuous old age, or of sinister pursuits obscured by the cloak of night?
Svenska: Nattliga genrescener är ofta förknippade med moraliskt tvivelaktiga handlingar och det måttlösa. Mångtydiga bilder, som den gamle mannen med ett vinglas, är svårare att tolka. Motstridiga föreställningar om åldrandet var inte ovanliga under 1600-talet. Är ljuset här en symbol för ålderdomens visdom och dygd eller snarare lömska handlingar dolda av nattens mörker?
Date Unknown date
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Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions
  • height: 85.5 cm (33.6 in); width: 63.5 cm (25 in)
    dimensions QS:P2048,85.5U174728
    dimensions QS:P2049,63.5U174728
  • Framed: height: 104 cm (40.9 in); width: 81 cm (31.8 in); depth: 8 cm (3.1 in)
    dimensions QS:P2048,104U174728
    dimensions QS:P2049,81U174728
    dimensions QS:P5524,8U174728
institution QS:P195,Q842858
Accession number
NM 469
References
Source/Photographer Hans Thorwid / Nationalmuseum
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