Titelpagina voor: 'Lykdichten op Vrouwe Ida Cornelia Temminck' 1751 - 1816

Reinier Vinkeles created this title page for ‘Lykdichten op Vrouwe Ida Cornelia Temminck’ using etching in the Netherlands. The print is a memorial to Ida Cornelia Temminck, and the image is loaded with allegorical content, a common practice for the time. We see a couple, presumably Ida and her partner, and an angel about to crown Ida with a wreath. Nearby, however, sits a skeleton, a stark reminder of mortality. In 18th-century Dutch culture, death was often depicted with such imagery, blending personal grief with broader philosophical meditations on life's transience. This memento mori tradition was popularized through the institutions of art like the church, where images of death served as moral lessons. To understand this print better, researching the Temminck family and the specific cultural conventions around death and mourning in the 18th-century Netherlands would be invaluable. The artwork’s value lies in its depiction of a specific time and place.