Noordelijke Nederlanden, Decker, Coenraet, Op en Ondergang der Grooten, Allegory of the Death of the De Witt Brothers, 1672, Northern Netherlands, Allegory of the death of the De Witt brothers. The image shows Father Time pensive at a table on which stands an hourglass and a skull with a laurel wreath, the portraits of Johan and Cornelis de Witt and some open books lie. The books are Vondel's 'Palamedes of Vermoorde Onnozelheyt' and 't Leven der Doorluchtige Griecken Romeynen' by Plutarchus. Under the right foot of Time lies the torn 'Eternal Edict', next to it two extinguished torches and a snake. In the background above a gate the image of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 328 mm, width 249 mm, Dutch, 1650 - 1685-03-02, print maker, printmaker, 1672 - 1676, third quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)
Keywords:
Noordelijke Nederlanden, Decker, Coenraet, Op en Ondergang der Grooten, Allegory, Death, De Witt Brothers, 1672, Northern Netherlands, death, De Witt brothers, image, Father Time pensive, table, stands, hourglass, skull, laurel wreath, portraits, Johan, Cornelis de Witt, open books lie, books, Vondel's, Palamedes, Vermoorde Onnozelheyt, t Leven der Doorluchtige Griecken Romeynen, Plutarchus, Under, right foot, Time lies, torn, Eternal Edict, next, two extinguished torches, snake, background, gate, van, Oldenbarnevelt, print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 328 mm, width 249 mm, Dutch, 1650 - 1685-03-02, print maker, printmaker, 1672 - 1676, third quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, printing process
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.