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Allegorical tomb monument for Petrus Broes
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Allegorical tomb monument for Petrus Broes

Theodoor Koning · 1797 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Allegorical monument to the minister Petrus Broes. On the right, the personification of Time, with ears of corn and a sickle, bringing an end to life. On the left, a mourning woman with a book of seven seals under her arm. They flank the oval bust portrait of Broes, framed by the Ouroboros: a snake biting its own tail, the symbol of eternity. Behind the portrait, a pillar with a book decorated with flowers. Below the monument, three skulls. Subject heading within the Atlas Amsterdam: Church Affairs: Reformed Congregation: Reminiscences of Reformed Ministers.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorisch grafmonument voor Petrus Broes. 1797. Theodoor Koning. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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