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A Couple Threatened by Father Time and Death
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A partially undressed couple in an intimate embrace before the entrance to a cave. The man points to the reflection of the woman visible in the mirror that Father Time holds up to them. Behind them in the cave stands Death. In the margin, an inscription in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePaar bedreigd door Vader Tijd en de dood. 1563 - before 1619. Hieronymus Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
