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Figures Attempting to Climb a Mountain Where a Man with a Glowing Orb Stands at the Top
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Figures Attempting to Climb a Mountain Where a Man with a Glowing Orb Stands at the Top

Jan Luyken · 1690 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Figures attempt to climb a mountain where a man with a glowing orb stands at the top. Various figures fall during their attempt to reach the summit. Halfway up the mountain stands a painting on an easel, further on a gate. At the bottom of the mountain sits a group of figures, surrounded by books of classical writers, blowing bubbles in a cave.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
titelpaginaprintmountain climbing, mountaineeringscenes symbolizing 'Vanitas'
Credit lineFiguren proberen een berg te beklimmen waar op de top een man met lichtende bol staat. 1690. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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