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Abbess and Death
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Abbess and Death

1650 · etching; paper

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

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An abbess walks out of a building, rosary in hand. Next to her Death as a skeleton, with winged hourglass in hand. Behind her a second skeleton and a nun with raised arms.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieabbotpersonifications of Death'Morte' (Ripa)dance of Death
Credit lineAbdis en de Dood. 1650. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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