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Death and the Cardinal
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Death and the Cardinal

Heinrich Aldegrever · 1541 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

A cardinal, sitting on a throne, hands a document with seals to the man before him. Death, with an hourglass in his hand, stands next to him. Below the image a four-line text in Latin. Sixth print from a series of eight on sin and death.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printDeath as skeletoncardinal
Credit lineDe Dood en de kardinaal. 1541. Heinrich Aldegrever. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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