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The Soldier, The Twenty-Four Hours of Human Happiness, Le Ventiquattr'Hore dell'humana felicità, print, Series number, 21, 24, A soldier (Guerriero). Standing military commander, command staff in hand, an army camp on the right. With two four-line verses in Italian. Numbered top right: 21. 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, commander-in-chief, general, marshal, (military) camp with tents, the 24 hours of day and night, scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas', personifications, the life of man, A detailed ink drawing shows a figure in ornate armor walking across a landscape, wearing a plumed helmet with decorative scrollwork and a flowing plume, a breastplate with engraved ornament, layered tassets at the waist, and articulated arm and leg armor; a sash is tied around the waist with a long scarf-like cloth draped from one arm and a separate cloak billowing behind the shoulders; the figure holds a cylindrical baton in one hand and extends the other hand palm up, a sheathed sword hangs at the hip, and the face beneath the helmet displays a beard and mustache; in the background there are tents with pointed tops and a distant fortified settlement, with ground textures and small rocks in the foreground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

Soldier Twenty-Four Hours Human Happiness Le Ventiquattr'Hore dell'humana felicità print Series number 21 24 soldier Guerriero Standing military commander command staff hand army camp right two four-line verses Italian Numbered top right Part series printmaker Giuseppe Maria Mitelli 1675 paper etching engraving height 275 mm x width 200 mm height 394 mm x 280 mm commander-in-chief general marshal military camp tents 24 hours day night scenes symbolizing Vanitas personifications life man detailed ink drawing figure ornate armor walking across landscape wearing plumed helmet decorative scrollwork flowing plume breastplate engraved ornament layered tassets waist articulated arm leg armor sash tied long scarf- cloth draped arm separate cloak billowing shoulders figure holds cylindrical baton extends hand palm up sheathed sword hangs hip face beneath helmet displays beard mustache background pointed tops distant fortified settlement ground textures small rocks foreground