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The Ladder of Old Age
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The Ladder of Old Age

Monogrammist MH (prentmaker) · 1634 - 1647 · colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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A ladder of old age: a man's ladder. On the steps of the ladder, shaped like a bridge, stand men aged from 0 to 100 years. Below the bridge, a depiction of the Last Judgment. In the front left, a putto; in the front right, Death. On both sides of the image, a tree. At the bottom, the text: "Des menschen op en nedergangh valt d'eene soet en dander bangh."

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Credit lineTrap des ouderdoms. 1634 - 1647. Monogrammist MH (prentmaker). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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