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Saturday, June 7, 2014

The Court of Death

From the original painting, by Rembrandt Peale, 1859
 
Print showing religious allegory based on a poem by Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London. Death sits on his throne in a cave. His agents include war, fire, famine, pestilence, pleasure, intemperance, remorse, delirium tremens, suicide, and disease. Old Age, an elderly man, is supported by a woman, Faith. Charles Willson Peale, the artist's father, served as a model for Old Age.
 
The court of death - original painting, by Rembrandt Peale, 1820.