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Deceniu Aetatis Secundum, 20. Jahr ein Jüngling zart, Man at twenty years of age, Aetatis humanae Gradus, Die Stuffen des Menschliche Alters, Ten ages of man, print, album page, In a room on the left studying young men (one writing, one looking at a globe and one standing by a bookcase). On the right a young woman embroidering. With poems in Latin and German. This print is part of an album., number, watermark, printmaker: Jakob Wangner, Augsburg, after drawing by Johann Daniel Herz (I), c. 1725 - c. 1730, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, height 240 mm x width 160 mm, study, 'studiolo', library, (other forms of) needlework, eg: crocheting, knitting, embroidering, reading, globe, 10-20 years, An interior scene rendered in detailed linework shows a room with tall bookshelves filled with volumes and a ladder against them, a draped curtain partially covering the upper shelves, and a man climbing to reach a book; in the foreground a seated man with a cap rests his head on his hand while writing at a table scattered with papers, an inkwell, and books, and another young man leans over a globe-like instrument while looking forward; to the right a woman in a dress and ornate headpiece works over a tilted board with patterned material while a boy stands behind her holding a stick; architectural elements include a balustrade and an arched opening revealing foliage outside; scattered on the floor are additional books and a curved measuring tool, and decorative carved details appear on furniture and the shelving.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B26_027

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35.7Mb (10.8Mb) / 9.3in x 14.9in / 2784 x 4480 (300dpi)

Keywords

Deceniu Aetatis Secundum 20 Jahr ein Jüngling zart Man twenty years age Aetatis humanae Gradus Die Stuffen des Menschliche Alters Ten ages man print album page room left studying young men writing looking globe standing bookcase right young woman embroidering poems Latin German part album number watermark printmaker Jakob Wangner Augsburg drawing Johann Daniel Herz I c 1725 - c 1730 Bavaria paper engraving etching height 240 mm x width 160 mm study studiolo library forms of needlework eg crocheting knitting embroidering reading 10-20 years interior scene rendered detailed linework tall bookshelves filled volumes ladder them draped curtain partially covering upper shelves man climbing reach book foreground seated man cap rests head hand table scattered papers inkwell books another young man leans globe- instrument looking forward woman dress ornate headpiece works tilted board patterned material boy stands holding stick architectural elements include balustrade arched opening revealing foliage outside scattered floor additional books curved measuring tool decorative carved details furniture shelving