Trap des Levens Title page for: J.Cats, Houwelyck, 1625-1635 Hovwelick (title on object), Title page with eight different phases of life: from childhood (bottom left), through adulthood, by age to death (bottom right). On the left, the 'young' side, the trees are in bloom and the sun is shining. On the right, the 'old' side, bare trees and threatening clouds. In the middle above a medallion, held by two putti. In the medallion two pigeons looking at each other and two intertwined hands, as a symbol of unity. In the middle a sheet of paper with the title, held up by six putti. In the middle of a cartouche with a four-line poem in Dutch, human life divided into stages, e.g. three, four, seven, twelve stages (8), frontispiece, Pieter de Jode (I) (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1625, paper, etching, h 191 mm × w 151 mm
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Trap des Levens Title page, J.Cats, Houwelyck, 1625-1635 Hovwelick, title, object, Title page, eight different phases, life, childhood, bottom left, adulthood, age, death, bottom right, left, young' side, trees, bloom, sun, shining, right, old' side, bare trees, threatening clouds, middle, medallion, held, two putti, medallion two pigeons looking, two intertwined hands, symbol, unity, sheet, paper, held up, six putti, cartouche, four-line poem, Dutch, human life divided, stages, e g, three, four, seven, twelve stages, 8, frontispiece, Pieter de Jode, I, mentioned, Netherlands, 1625, etching
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