Title
Death Taking a Couple by Surprise, by van de Velde II (1640, c.)
Description
This image represents a couple (man and woman) sitting on a table and drinking. A skeleton without any sex or gender traits appears on the right. This is another example of death as the third member of the couple, or one death for both genders.
Creator
van de Velde II, Jan (1593-1641)
Source
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, US.
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.10734.html
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201026020226/https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.10734.html
Accession Number: 1943.3.8238
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.10734.html
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20201026020226/https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.10734.html
Accession Number: 1943.3.8238
Date
1640, c.
Format
Etching.
Dimensions: Unknown
Dimensions: Unknown
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