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Title page for: Bellarmino, De Arte Bene Moriendi, 1626, Young Man and Death, print, title page, An elegantly dressed young man with a rose in his hand and Death with a scythe. At the bottom a bubble-blowing putto, leaning on a skull, by an hourglass and a smoking pot. At the top between the clouds in a halo with cherubs the letters IHS., printmaker: Theodor Matham, publisher: Cornelis van Egmond, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, engraving, text in letterpress verso, height 84 mm x width 50 mm, Roberto Francesco Romolo. De arte bene moriendi libri dvo. Cologne: Cornelius van Egmondt, 1626., youth, adolescent, (children or putti) blowing bubbles, 'Homo Bulla', scene symbolizing 'Vanitas', Death as skeleton (Death with scythe), A vertical engraved title panel showing a central rectangular area of text flanked by two full-height figures, a young man in period dress with a wide-brimmed hat and a floral sprig on the left and a standing skeletal figure holding a long staff and draped cloth on the right, above the text a radiant circular sunburst with a cross-like emblem at its center surrounded by clouds and cherubic faces, below the main text a small rosette device, and beneath that a separate horizontal engraved vignette depicting a reclining putto on a skull eating from a bowl with an hourglass, plants, and scattered fruit nearby.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A84_378

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Keywords

Title page Bellarmino De Arte Bene Moriendi 1626 Young Man Death print title page elegantly dressed young man rose hand scythe bottom bubble-blowing putto leaning skull hourglass smoking pot top clouds halo cherubs letters IHS printmaker Theodor Matham publisher Cornelis van Egmond Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia paper engraving text letterpress verso height 84 mm x width 50 mm Roberto Francesco Romolo De arte bene moriendi libri dvo Cornelius van Egmondt youth adolescent children putti blowing bubbles Homo Bulla scene symbolizing Vanitas skeleton vertical engraved title panel showing central rectangular area text flanked two full-height figures period dress wide-brimmed hat floral sprig left standing skeletal figure holding long staff draped cloth right radiant circular sunburst cross- emblem center surrounded cherubic faces main text small rosette device beneath separate horizontal vignette depicting reclining putto skull eating bowl plants scattered fruit nearby