Mutual Admiration
Old Woman Meditating, Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667), oil on panel, 1662-63, © Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. “Relatively large numbers of people were able to read and write in the Low Countries in the 17th century. That was the result of Protestant belief that ordinary people should be able to read the Bible themselves.”
Old Woman Meditating, Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667), oil on panel, 1662-63, © Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. “Relatively large numbers of people were able to read and write in the Low Countries in the 17th century. That was the result of Protestant belief that ordinary people should be able to read the Bible themselves.”		 Nuremburg single copper wire spectacles, 17th century, Kunstgewerbischemuseum, Berlin, Germany
Nuremberg single copper wire spectacles, 17th century, Kunstgewerbischemuseum, Berlin, Germany		 Statue of Prophet Jeremiah part of the Well of Moses, Dijon, France, Claus Sluter, 1395-1406. Jeremiah originally wore copper spectacles.
Statue of Prophet Jeremiah part of the Well of Moses, Dijon, France, Claus Sluter, 1395-1406. Jeremiah originally wore copper spectacles.		 Slit bridge (2 slits) spectacles, horn, circa 1700, with a pull-off leather case, Museum of Vision, San Francisco
Slit bridge (2 slits) spectacles, horn, circa 1700, with a pull-off leather case, Museum of Vision, San Francisco		 A statue of Saint Mathias shows half-folded rivet spectacles in his right hand, partially hidden by a coat with only his thumb visible, brought to the church in 1430, a pillar in the Gothic Choir, Cathedral in Aachen/Aix-la-Chapelle. This was partly finished in sandstone during the 19th century.
A statue of Saint Mathias shows half-folded rivet spectacles in his right hand, partially hidden by a coat with only his thumb visible, brought to the church in 1430, a pillar in the Gothic Choir, Cathedral in Aachen/Aix-la-Chapelle. This was partly finished in sandstone during the 19th century.

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