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Death Appearing to a Wedded Couple
etching and drypoint, 1639
A young couple stands hand in hand before an open tomb, from which Death rises up in the guise of a skeleton draped in his tattered shroud and holding an hourglass and a scythe. Rembrandt depicts the elegantly clad couple looking straight into the eyes of the Grim Reaper. They are thus directly confronted by the transience of life.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-191
- Dimensionsheight 109 mm x width 79 mm