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The Ladder of Old Age
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
On ten steps of the ladder of old age, in the form of a bridge, stand ten men in ages from 0 to 100 years. Under the bridge three arches with allegorical representations: in the center The Last Judgment. At the bottom the text: The rise and fall of man, one is sweet and the other frightening. At the top in cartouches two four-line verses in Dutch.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTrap des Ouderdoms. 1612 - 1652. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
