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The Four Ages of Man
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Around a pedestal with a portrait bust, the four ages of man are depicted. They are represented respectively by playing children (bottom right), a young half-naked couple with dancing and music-making figures in the background (right), three scholars in conversation next to a globe and a book (back left), and two old men before a grave (front left). The portrait bust, flanked on the right by Minerva, likely represents immortality.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe vier leeftijden van de mens. 1770. Johann Christian Thomas Winck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.