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The Marriage Trap: Allegory on Marriage
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The Marriage Trap, allegory on marriage. Couples walk arm in arm into a large trap or net under the accompaniment of music from a small orchestra. Cupid sits on top of the trap. Putti dance around a bridal couple with flower baskets. Men and women walk around the trap, making various erotic allusions. On the right, Death waves a hatchet. In the foreground, a seated Peace weeps and a man and a woman fight each other. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: The Beginning, Middle and End of Man. Wedding and Marriage.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe huwelijksfuik: allegorie op het huwelijk. 1655. Salomon Savery. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
