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Mourning putto at a ruined pillar
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Mourning putto at a ruined pillar

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1751 - 1816 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Mourning putto with a chained lion by a ruined column. Around the column, a snake biting its own tail, a symbol of eternity. At the foot of the column, a torch and an hourglass.

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printhourglassserpent Ouroboros
Credit lineTreurende putto bij een geruïneerde zuil. 1751 - 1816. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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