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Source Description
Comparing the cycles of life-the life of an individual man and the cycle of the year for society- was a popular subject for art meant to decorate domestic spaces. Here, in the central roundel the lust of youth is contrasted with the decrepitude of old age.
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Document identity
localId
32282
label
Five Panels: Allegory of Man and Occupations of the Months
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
32282
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Five Panels: Allegory of Man and Occupations of the Months
description
Comparing the cycles of life-the life of an individual man and the cycle of the year for society- was a popular subject for art meant to decorate domestic spaces. Here, in the central roundel the lust of youth is contrasted with the decrepitude of old age.
provenance
George Robinson Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, October 14, 1905, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1581 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
panels
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
59
height
53
dimensionsRaw
H: 23 1/4 x W: 20 7/8 in. (59 x 53 cm); Roundel Diam: 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm)
Source extras
med
painted enamel on copper
creator_ids
2005
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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692158ee86b8a74f