Inspiring Paintings – Life In The Balance

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Weighing up

The value

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The wealth

Of experience

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Is in

The balance

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Whether gain

Or loss

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And who can count

The cost?

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Jan Vermeer, who painted this enigmatic work, was born on 31st October, 1632. Notice the painting of ‘The Last Judgment’ in the background, where souls, rather than material items of value, are “weighed in the balance”…

‘Woman Holding a Balance’

• Inspiring Paintings