Imago mortis. Holenderskie pośmiertne portrety dziecięce z XVI-XIX wieku.
Imago mortis. Dutch Post-mortem Portraits of Children in 16th-19th Centuries.

Summary/Abstract: A given paper presents and discusses the Dutch phenomenon of portraying dead children from the 16th to 19th century in painting and drawing (75 representations altogether). Various iconographi- cal variations in this genre have been specified and analysed. An attempt has been made to explain this quite an unprecedented in Europe practice by relating it to a wide context, like e.g. cultural and social factors, the attitude of the 17th century Dutchwomen and Dutchmen towards children, writings, social habits and family values.

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