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The marriage trap: an allegory of marriage
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The marriage trap, an allegory on marriage. Couples walk arm-in-arm into a large trap or net. In the middle sits Cupid. Bottom left putti, including a black putto, dance to the music of a satyr. Around the trap men and women walk, on the right Death waves a billhook.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineThe marriage trap: an allegory of marriage. 1647. Hendrik Noorderwiel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
