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Naked woman seized by Death
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Naked woman seized by Death

Hans Sebald Beham · 1547 · engraving; paper

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

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Naked woman seized by Death, depicted as a winged man with a skull. Next to them stands an hourglass. The Latin inscription on a pillar warns that beauty is not exempt from death: Omnem in homine venvstatem mors abolet.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineNaakte vrouw vastgegrepen door de Dood. 1547. Hans Sebald Beham. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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