Night, 1590 - 1597 print Night. Allegory with an old sleeping man in the clouds between the stars, as NOx, the personification of the night. Downstairs on earth activities in relation to the phase of life of death: deathbed. Also for a house a torch procession of musicians and masked people. Part of the series of the four times of the day. Under the performance a caption of 4 lines in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving Personification of the Night, 'Nox'; 'Night', 'Carro della Notte', 'Serenit of the night' (Ripa). Old Age, 'Senectus'; 'Oldness' (Ripa). Deathbed. mask. festivities (+ parade, pagea


Night, 1590 - 1597 print Night. Allegory with an old sleeping man in the clouds between the stars, as NOx, the personification of the night. Downstairs on earth activities in relation to the phase of life of death: deathbed. Also for a house a torch procession of musicians and masked people. Part of the series of the four times of the day. Under the performance a caption of 4 lines in Latin. Antwerp paper engraving Personification of the Night, 'Nox'; 'Night', 'Carro della Notte', 'Serenit of the night' (Ripa). Old Age, 'Senectus'; 'Oldness' (Ripa). Deathbed. mask. festivities (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive acttivities) Low Countries


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Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
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