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The Soldier and Death
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The Soldier and Death

Albrecht Dürer · 1510 · houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

A soldier meets Death by a city wall. This shows him an hourglass. Originally there was text in block print around this print (printed on one and the same sheet; the second half of the text printed on a second sheet).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printDeath as (rotting) corpse'Vanitas' symbolshourglassthe soldierthe soldier's life
Credit lineDe soldaat en de Dood. 1510. Albrecht Dürer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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