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Everyone Carries His Load to the Mill
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the center a temple gate flanked by two water wheels. On the gate stand Death as a skeleton, Lady Justice and Father Time. Figures of different ages and ranks walk towards the gate from all sides, all carrying a bag of 'life's burdens' over their shoulders. At the top, figures with turbans are led to hell by a devil. In the foreground walk kings, scientists, soldiers and children. At the bottom cartouches with Italian text. More explanatory texts in Italian run through the scene.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineEen ieder draagt zijn last naar de molen. c. 1590 - 1613. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
