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Fourth Performance (Part One)

Henrik Jordis · 1660 · writing (processes); paper; pen (veer); ink

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Description of Jupiter in the Council of Gods, listening to arguments from Nature and Death. Fourth of five scenes, intended to explain the structure and main themes of the play Good Plea or Triumph of Painting over Death.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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Credit lineVierde vertoning (deel een). 1660. Henrik Jordis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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