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The Gold-Weighing Woman (Variant without Devils)
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The Gold-Weighing Woman (Variant without Devils)

Jan van der Bruggen · 1659 - 1740 · engraving; mezzotint; paper

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

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In a room a woman weighs gold while a man records data on a piece of paper. From a window Death, with an hourglass in hand, observes the scene.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printdevil(s) and demonspersonifications of Death'Morte' (Ripa)
Credit lineGoudweegster (variant zonder duivels). 1659 - 1740. Jan van der Bruggen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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