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Lovers and Death
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Lovers and Death

anonymous · 1540 - 1567 · houtsnede; hand coloring; paper

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

About this work

Copy in mirror image. Printed from two blocks on two sheets of paper, attached to each other. Death surprises a man and woman. Woman still sits naked on bed, man lies dead on the ground. Text in Dutch in four columns below image.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printDeath as skeletonhourglasscouple of lovers
Credit lineMinnend paar en de Dood. 1540 - 1567. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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