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Death Surprising a Young Couple. Jan van de Velde II
Summary
A sumptuously attired couple enjoy food, drink, and luxury objects. Death appears behind them, holding a winged hourglass as a warning about the brevity of life. The withered flowers on the ground, too, symbolize transience. Young couples overtaken by Death was a popular theme in the 16th and 17th century, when life was shorter and death always around the corner.
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Date
1610 - 1650
Source
Rijksmuseum
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")
