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The Aviary of Death
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Skeletons emerge from a tomb on the left. A skeleton tries to lure people with an owl on a string. On the left a group of singers on the tomb. In the foreground left a naked figure against a tree. Right a group of two men and two women. In the background three figures are hunted in a net by a skeleton. In the background right a sailing ship on the sea.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHet Vogelhuis van de Dood. c. 1570. Giovanni Paolo Cimerlini. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
