Dorica, from The Life of Man (Theatrum Vitæ Humanæ)

Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix Netherlandish

after Hans Vredeman de Vries Netherlandish

Publisher Pieter Baltens Netherlandish

1577

Not on view

The Doric order, representing the age from 48 to 64; from a series with the six ages of man shown as the the architectural orders.

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Title: Dorica, from The Life of Man (Theatrum Vitæ Humanæ)
Series/Portfolio: The Life of Man (Theatrum Vitæ Humanæ)
Artist: Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix (Netherlandish, ca. 1553–1619 Antwerp)
Artist: after Hans Vredeman de Vries (Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?))
Publisher: Pieter Baltens (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1526/27–1584 Antwerp)
Published in: Antwerp
Date: 1577
Medium: Engraving; first state of two (Hollstein)
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 1/2 in. (20.7 × 26.7 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.95.2597(5)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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