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The Ladder of Old Age
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The Ladder of Old Age

anonymous · 1640 - 1660 · engraving; hand coloring; parchment (animal material)

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

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The Ladder of Old Age. On 10 steps of the ladder of old age stand 10 men aged 0 to 100 years. Under the bridge three arches with allegorical scenes: in the center The Last Judgment. At the bottom the text: 'The rise and fall of man, one sweet and the other fearful.' At the top in cartouches two four-line verses in Dutch.

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Credit lineTrap des Ouderdoms. 1640 - 1660. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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