Death fights against humanity, Allegorical representation. Death shoots its arrow at an armed crowd of young and old, poor and rich, men and women emerging from a gate. They try to defend themselves against the arrows of death. Father Time lashes out with his scythe at instruments of science such as globe and compass, but also objects related to the arts. Fame is chased away by Death. In the background, death shoots its arrows at elephants and other animals. Below the performance is a Latin verse about this struggle of and against death., print, print maker: Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, after design by: David Vinckboons, (mentioned on object), I. Semmius, (mentioned on object), 1610, paper, engraving, height, 273 mm × width, 374 mm
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