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Engraved print with an oval portrait of a woman at right, a reclining man at left, winged allegorical figures with scythes and skulls, and Latin text below.

Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife, Christina Muller

An engraving with a dense allegorical scene: winged figures with scythes and hourglasses hover above a reclining bearded man, while a framed oval portrait of a woman with a ruff and a Latin inscription sits at right. Putti, skulls, and a palette and brushes fill the lower margins, with Latin verse printed beneath.

Artist
Aegidius Sadeler II
Date
1600
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 2859 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Bartholomeus Spranger con una alegoría sobre la muerte de su esposa, Christina Muller

Un grabado con una escena alegórica muy densa: figuras aladas con guadañas y relojes de arena flotan sobre un hombre barbado recostado, mientras un retrato oval enmarcado de una mujer con gorguera aparece a la derecha con una inscripción en latín. Putti, calaveras, una paleta y pinceles llenan los márgenes inferiores, con versos en latín impresos debajo.

Português: Bartholomeus Spranger com uma alegoria sobre a morte de sua esposa, Christina Muller

Uma gravura com uma cena alegórica densa: figuras aladas com foices e ampulhetas pairam sobre um homem barbudo reclinado, enquanto um retrato oval emoldurado de uma mulher com gola aparece à direita, com uma inscrição em latim. Putti, caveiras, uma paleta e pincéis preenchem as margens inferiores, com versos em latim impressos abaixo.

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