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Death and Cupid shooting each other's arrows and an old man courting a young woman
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Death and Cupid have unknowingly exchanged their arrows. An old man holds the hand of a young woman, they sit by an open grave. Behind them Death directs his arrows of love at them. A monkey with glasses steals the man's purse empty. Cupid uses the deadly arrows of Death. A young man who played on his lute has been hit by an arrow in his chest. On a grave a candle is almost burnt out. A Latin verse and the Dutch translation explain that Death and Cupid have exchanged their arrows with the necessary consequences.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDood en Cupido schieten elkaars pijlen af en oude man maakt jonge vrouw het hof. 1595. Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.