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People celebrate on the shores of a river as ships burn on the water. Etching by Dirck Matham after Adriaen Piertersz. van de Venne.

A woman whose chest is pierced by an arrow is being treated by a doctor. Etching by Crispyn van den Queborne after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne.

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.

The deathbed of Frederik Henrik, Prince of Orange, at Delft in 1647. Engraving by C. van Dalen after A.P. van de Venne.

A one-legged hurdy gurdy player dressed in rags with his companion, an old woman dressed in rags reading from a song sheet. Engraving with etching by J. Matham after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne.

A man clings to a tree, struggling not to fall into a cauldron containing a monster while a bear and snakes look on; rats gnaw at the trunk of the tree; representing the threat and eventual victory of Death. Engraving by M. Mouzyn, 1656 (?), after A.P. van de Venne.

A woman uses a needle and thread to illustrate the argument that there is no pleasure without suffering. Engraving by J. Swelinck, 1627, after A.P. van de Venne after J. Cats.

Two men on shore watch people in a boat trying to row against the tide; representing the plight of the human soul. Engraving after A.P. van de Venne after J. Cats.

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A woman uses a needle and thread to illustrate the argument that there is no pleasure without suffering. Engraving by J. Swelinck, 1627, after A.P. van de Venne after J. Cats.

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.

Two men on shore watch people in a boat trying to row against the tide; representing the plight of the human soul. Engraving after A.P. van de Venne after J. Cats.

The deathbed of Frederik Henrik, Prince of Orange, at Delft in 1647. Engraving by C. van Dalen after A.P. van de Venne.

A woman whose chest is pierced by an arrow is being treated by a doctor. Etching by Crispyn van den Queborne after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne.