Arkivism
First Excuse: The New Field
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First Excuse: The New Field

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert · 1558 - 1559 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The messenger comes to the first guest and invites him to the feast. The guest excuses himself on the pretext that he has bought a new field. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a six-part series on the parable of the wedding feast.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printwalking-stick, staffmessengercultivated landcity-gate
Credit lineEerste voorwendsel: de nieuwe akker. 1558 - 1559. Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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