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Dim interior with an elderly schoolmaster seated by a fireplace, surrounded by children reading, writing and playing on the f

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This genre painting by Adriaen van Ostade, titled The School Master, shows a dim, timber-beamed interior where an elderly schoolmaster in a dark hat sits beside a fireplace. Around him children read, write, and play on the floor, while a woman and other pupils occupy the background.

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Interiors, Children

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