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The Nun and Death
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The Nun and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar · c. 1680 · etching; paper

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

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A nun kneels before an altar, looking at a man playing a lute beside her. Death extinguishes a candle on the altar. A fallen hourglass lies on the ground.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratienun(s)dance of Deathhourglass
Credit lineDe non en de Dood. c. 1680. Wenceslaus Hollar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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