The rich man and death, monogrammist AI (16th century), 1553 print Vanitas performance: Allegory of the transience of human life. A rich man is in a departure surrounded by his possessions, sucked into being socked. His right foot is based on a coffin. Digger behind him lurks death in the form of a skeleton, with a winged hourglass in hand, through a window inside. A skull on the ground. A clock on the wall. In two cartouches Bible texts that relate to the arrival of death and the relativity of all the earthly ones. Under the representation of Bible quotes that refer to death. Above the perfor
The rich man and death, monogrammist AI (16th century), 1553 print Vanitas performance: Allegory of the transience of human life. A rich man is in a departure surrounded by his possessions, sucked into being socked. His right foot is based on a coffin. Digger behind him lurks death in the form of a skeleton, with a winged hourglass in hand, through a window inside. A skull on the ground. A clock on the wall. In two cartouches Bible texts that relate to the arrival of death and the relativity of all the earthly ones. Under the representation of Bible quotes that refer to death. Above the performance a quote from Lukas 12:20 that refers to the parable of the rich man, in which people warn against the pursuit of earthy wealth. Print is printed from two blocks on two sheets of paper, attached to each other. Match paper 'Vanitas' symbols. Death as skeleton. contemplating one's own riches. hourglass. death's head, skull (symbol of Death). coffin. clock
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