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A bold man, The twenty-four hours of human happiness, Le Ventiquattr'Hore dell'humana felicità, print, Series number, 11, 24, A bold young man (Villano), a farm labourer, has laid his sickle and spade on the ground and climbs into a pear tree. With two four-line verses in Italian. Numbered top right: 11. Part of the series 'The Twenty-Four Hours of Human Happiness'., printmaker: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1675, paper, etching, engraving, height 275 mm x width 200 mm, height 394 mm x width 280 mm, farmers, the 24 hours of day and night, scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas', personifications, the life of man, climbing up a tree, A pen-and-ink drawing shows a barefoot man climbing a tree trunk, one leg raised and one arm wrapped around the trunk while the other reaches upward toward a cluster of leaves and fruit; he wears a simple knee-length tunic tied at the waist with a loose sash and his hair is short and textured, his face turned upward with an open mouth and visible profile. The tree has a gnarled bark and a few large leaves near the fruit, and small plants and tufts of grass grow around the base. A hat lies on the ground near the man's foot, and a long farming tool with a handle rests on the ground beside scattered small objects. In the distant background a low building and a tree appear on a gently rolling landscape beneath a lightly sketched sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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bold man twenty-four hours human happiness Le Ventiquattr'Hore dell'humana felicità print Series number 11 24 bold young man Villano farm labourer laid sickle spade ground climbs pear tree two four-line verses Italian Numbered top right Part series Twenty-Four Hours Human Happiness printmaker Giuseppe Maria Mitelli 1675 paper etching engraving height 275 mm x width 200 mm height 394 mm x 280 mm farmers 24 hours day night scenes symbolizing Vanitas personifications life man climbing up tree pen- -ink drawing barefoot man climbing tree trunk leg raised arm wrapped trunk reaches upward cluster leaves fruit wears simple knee-length tunic tied waist loose sash hair short textured face turned upward open mouth visible profile gnarled bark large leaves near small plants tufts grass grow base hat lies ground near man's foot long farming tool handle rests ground beside scattered small objects distant background low building gently rolling landscape beneath lightly sketched sky