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Adriaen van de Venne

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1589-1662)

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Images by Adriaen van de Venne

7 images from works
  • 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 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.

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