# Interior with Woman Sewing

- By: Wybrand Hendriks (Amsterdam, 1744–1831)
- Date: c. 1800 - c. 1810
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 34.4 cm x width 29.3 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3854--6f3ffe1762416189a43ae836fa8a30fb)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/6819a58b51e4d99e876f0c76f602dabb.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

‘The devil finds work for idle hands’ is the essence of the Dutch ethic of piety and hard work. As epitomised in this scene: a sober interior with a woman sewing a hem and at the same time reading a book. A thick volume of the Dutch authorised translation of the Bible lies on a folded tablecloth, ready to be opened. Meanwhile, a dog with a ball of wool is about to break her silent concentration.