Title
Death Appearing to a Wedded Couple from an Open Grave, by van Rijn (1639)
Description
This engraving represents a young couple (man and woman) that are faced with a skeleton representing death. The skeleton is wrapped with a shroud. It is thus representative of one death for both genders.
The fact that the engraving represents a married couple is emphasized, as if death were the third member of the family, or a couple of three.
The fact that the engraving represents a married couple is emphasized, as if death were the third member of the family, or a couple of three.
Creator
van Rijn, Rembrandt Harmenszoon (1606-1669)
Source
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, US.
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.9992.html
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201029204525/https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.9992.html
Accession Number: 1943.3.7196
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.9992.html
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201029204525/https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.9992.html
Accession Number: 1943.3.7196
Date
1639
Format
Etching.
Dimensions: Unknown
Dimensions: Unknown
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