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Men and women looking into the open graves of historical persons
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Men and women looking into the open graves of historical persons

Cornelis van Dalen (I) · 1655 · engraving; paper

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

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Men and women, including high-ranking persons such as kings and queen, look into the opened graves of historical persons of whom only skeletons remain. All react with horror at the sight of the remains of Alexander the Great, Helena or Solomon. Above a hand with scroll with the text Sic transit gloria mundi, below a scroll with the text Mors ultima linea rerum.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printMortality, Extinction of Lifelife versus death
Credit lineMannen en vrouwen kijken in de geopende graftombes van historische personen. 1655. Cornelis van Dalen (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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