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Rage and Despair drag Amor toward the grave
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Rage and Despair drag Amor toward the grave

Gerard de Lairesse · 1668 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Despair pulls Amor with a dagger in her breast towards an open grave. Fury, armed with a dagger, has appeared at the grave and holds a burning torch. In the margin a two-line inscription in Dutch. This illustration was made for the comedy "Didoos Doot" (1668), written by Andries Pels. The print is part of a four-part series with scenes from this tragedy.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineWoede en Wanhoop trekken Amor richting het graf. 1668. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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