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Hour of Death
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Hour of Death

Philips Galle · 1569 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

A man lies on his deathbed. A clergyman stands beside him, holding a candle in one hand and making a blessing gesture with the other. On a table, the implements for administering the last communion are ready. Family members surround the bed, including a desperate woman raising her hands to heaven and a kneeling praying woman at the foot of the bed. A Latin border text surrounds the scene. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineStervensuur. 1569. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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