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Anger and Despair Drag Cupid Towards the Grave
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Despair pulls Amor with a dagger in her breast to an open grave. Fury armed with a dagger has appeared at the grave and holds a burning torch. In the margin stands a two-line inscription in Dutch. This illustration was made for the tragedy "Dido's Death" (1668), written by Andries Pels. The print is part of a four-part series with scenes from this tragedy.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineWoede en Wanhoop trekken Amor richting het graf. 1668. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
