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Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662

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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.
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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.

    Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660. | Date: [1627] | Reference: 2822685i
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    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 | Reference: 26260i
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    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.

    Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660. | Date: [1655?] | Reference: 2914699i
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    The deathbed of Frederik Henrik, Prince of Orange, at Delft in 1647. Engraving by C. van Dalen after A.P. van de Venne.

    Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662. | Date: [1647] | Reference: 547473i
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    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.

    Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662. | Reference: 34665i
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