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

after Hans Vredeman de Vries Netherlandish
Publisher Pieter Baltens Netherlandish
1577
Not on view
Ruin, representing the age from 80 until death, from a series with the six ages of man shown as the the architectural orders.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ruina, 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 1/16 × 10 1/2 in. (20.4 × 26.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.95.2597(7)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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