Five tombs containing skeletons of historical exemplars of wisdom, war, beauty, strength and riches; an allegory of change, decay and death. Engraving after A.P. van de Venne, ca. 1655.
- Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662.
- Date
- 1655
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Credit: Five tombs containing skeletons of historical exemplars of wisdom, war, beauty, strength and riches; an allegory of change, decay and death. Engraving after A.P. van de Venne, ca. 1655. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Sic transit gloria mundi. Mors ultima linea rerum ...
Publication/Creation
1655
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; platemark 32.1 x 44.4 cm
Notes
Another engraving (Wellcome Library no. 26744i) includes a version of part of this picture: the kings examining the skeleton of King Croesus
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 26260i
Type/Technique
Language
- Latin
Subjects
- Death |Mythology.
- Human skeleton.
- Change.
- Beauty, Personal.
- Helen of Troy (Greek mythology)
- Wisdom.
- Ethics.
- Military art and science.
- Wealth.
- Muscle strength.
- Death.
- Pride and vanity.
- Netherlands.
- Solomon, King of Israel.
- Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
- Samson (Biblical judge)
- Croesus, King of Lydia, active 560 B.C.-546 B.C.
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