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Fame conquers time and death
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Fame conquers time and death

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1639 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The personification of Fame with a loud trumpet in her left hand and a flag with the title. With her right hand she holds up the portrait of Maria de' Medici. A putto with a palm branch holds three crowns nearby. At the bottom lie the personifications of Time, with an hourglass, and Death, with a scythe.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelprentprintMaria de' Medicipersonifications of Death'Morte' (Ripa)Fame
Credit lineFaam overwint de tijd en de dood. 1639. Wenceslaus Hollar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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