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Third Allegory: The Man Who Had Just Been Married
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Third Allegory: The Man Who Had Just Been Married

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert · 1558 - 1559 · engraving; paper

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

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A servant of the king comes to the third guest and invites him to the wedding feast. The guest excuses himself, saying he has just married. He points to his bride. Below the image, a Latin reference to the biblical text in Luke 14. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDerde voorwendsel: de man die net getrouwd was. 1558 - 1559. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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