Conduct of life: an angel reveals to Dutch citizens a book showing the Last Judgment, which is supported by the skeletons of Adam and Eve; in the background, an ideal country residence. Engraving, 1656.
- Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660.
- Date:
- [1656]
- Reference:
- 20408i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The house in the background is Jacob Cats's country house Sorghvliet ("Fly from care") near the Hague; from 1963 the residence of the Dutch Prime Minister
Publication/Creation
[Amsterdam] : [J.J. Schipper], [1656]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; image 21.4 x 15 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Buyten leven op Zorgvliet. I. Cats
Banderolle around Adam and Eve has Dutch text from Bible, N.T., Epistle to the Hebrews IX.27. English translation: "And as it is apointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment:" [v. 28 continues "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation"]
Reference
Wellcome Collection 20408i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores