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Staircase of Old Age
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A ladder of old age: a ladder of love. On the steps of the ladder, in the form of a bridge, stand men and women aged 0 to 100 years. Below the bridge a scene of the Last Judgment. On the gate the text: "Bedenkt den dagh die niet verblyen mag" (Remember the day that cannot be gladdened). To the front left a putto with the text: "T Begin is soet" (The beginning is sweet), to the front right death as a skeleton with the text: "T Eynde is de Doot" (The end is Death). Numbered top right: K90*.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTrap des ouderdoms. 1725 - 1780. Johannes Kannewet (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.