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Old age
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Old age

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · 1599 · engraving; paper

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

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Room with a greedy old man rummaging in a chest of money and jewelry. Behind him a wolf (symbol for greed) attacks a lamb. In the background a busy harbor. In the margin a four-line inscription in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printOld Age, 'Senectus''Vecchiezza' (Ripa)
Credit lineOuderdom. 1599. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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