Emblematic composition with depiction of Death and Eternity

Inventory number: CVH 39
Bollaert & Moortgat

Emblematic composition, consisting of a bearded man in the centre, holding a dove's nest in his right hand, and a serpent biting its own tail (Eternity). On the right is Death with bow and arrow, and an Oriental figure on a horse. On the left is an altar and symbols of the arts.

Artist:

anonymous (Antwerp)

Dating:

1600-1625

Material:

Watercolour; paper

Dimensions:

97 x 128 mm

Place:

Plantin-Moretus-Museum, Antwerp

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