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# The Smoker
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/kurilshchik/
- Published: 2021-08-02T19:24:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:40:46.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art, Observations

The Smoker. An allegory of transience. Hendrick van Somer, early 17th century.

Just wanted to remind you before bedtime of the last month of summer and how swiftly life flies, of course