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Losing oneself / Death knocks at the door / Skeleton and bones / Old man
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Losing oneself / Death knocks at the door / Skeleton and bones / Old man

Cornelis van Noorde · in or before 1767 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Four representations. Top left: parable of the sower. A woman points to the earth, while in the background a sower scatters seed over the field. Top right: Death knocks with a scythe in hand at a door. In the background a festive company under a pergola. Bottom left: a man and a boy are pointed by a man at bones and a skeleton on a cemetery, in remembrance of death. Bottom right: an old man pointing at an hourglass and a globe. The last three representations call upon to remember dying.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVerliezen van zichzelf / De Dood klopt aan de deur / Skelet en botten / Grijsaard. in or before 1767. Cornelis van Noorde. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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