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The Triumph of Death
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Death, as a skeleton with scythe and crown, together with the three Fates (Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos) on a triumphal wagon that is pulled by two oxen. Behind the wagon lie the bodies of deceased historical figures, among them Cleopatra, Alexander the Great, Hannibal and Scipio Africanus. Inscription in Latin in the lower margin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTriomf van de dood. 1750. Silvester Pomarede. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
