Allegorie met een edelvrouw en een musicerende Dood 1850 - 1900

"Allegorie met een edelvrouw en een musicerende Dood" is an engraving by the 19th-century artist Rodolphe Verhoeven, depicting a noblewoman and Death, who is playing a lute. The artwork, created between 1850 and 1900, explores the theme of mortality, a common motif in art history. The contrast between the refined appearance of the woman and the skeletal form of Death emphasizes the inevitability of death, even in the face of beauty and privilege. The artwork is a small-scale engraving, measuring 163 mm by 128 mm.