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Original fileRuth stands over Boaz, who lies asleep atop sheaves of harvested grain inside a wooden barn. A doorway opens to a moonlit landscape where a distant figure walks toward a town, while rustic details like a pitchfork, broom, and scavenging mice ground the scene. The composition uses dramatic shadows and fine line-work to contrast the intimate interior with the cold night outside.
Gnata (Boos inquit) felix et sancta vocaris Quod non es Iuuenes Ruta secuta procos. Gesegnet mein Tochter (Boos sprach) dem herren Gott der du nit gach Gefolgt bist den Jungen geseln, viellieber den Herrn hast kennen woln. 3 1580
Translation
Daughter (Boos says) you are called blessed and holy Because you did not follow young suitors, Ruta. Blessed, my daughter (Boos said), to the Lord God, that you did not quickly Follow the young fellows, but rather have wished to know the Lord. 3 1580
Object
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
copper (metal)
diameter 2.6 cm x weight 3.13 g
religious
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