Triomf van de dood 1750

Silvester Pomarede's 1750 engraving, "Triomf van de dood," depicts a powerful scene of Death's triumph. Death, personified as a skeletal figure, rides a chariot drawn by an ox over a landscape strewn with fallen figures, symbolizing humanity's mortality. The central figure of a woman weeping over the fallen emphasizes the poignant impact of death. The engraving is a powerful testament to the universal theme of mortality, emphasizing the fragility of human life in the face of the inevitable.