Caption

The Envious Woman, The Twenty-Four Hours of Human Happiness, Le Ventiquattr'Hore dell'humana felicità, print, Series number, 6, 24, An envious or spiteful old woman (Donna Invidiosa), half-naked with sagging breasts and disheveled hair. In the foreground an eagle. With two four-line verses in Italian. Numbered top right: 6. Part of the series 'The twenty-four hours of human happiness'., printmaker: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1675, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 275 mm x width 200 mm, height 394 mm x width 280 mm, Envy, 'Invidia' (Ripa), personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins, predatory birds: eagle, breasts - AA - female human figure, the 24 hours of day and night, scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas', personifications, the life of man, A seated woman with long hair swept across her face holds one hand to her forehead and wears a flowing draped garment that falls over her legs; she is positioned beside a large tree trunk with textured bark and a branch extending overhead, and she rests one hand on a flat rock surface near a club or staff lying nearby; in the lower left a bird with spread wings stands on a stump, and surrounding the figures are rocky, grassy ground forms and distant hatched clouds in the sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_400

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Keywords

Envious Woman Twenty-Four Hours Human Happiness Le Ventiquattr'Hore dell'humana felicità print Series number 6 24 envious spiteful old woman Donna Invidiosa half-naked sagging breasts disheveled hair foreground eagle 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 Envy Invidia Ripa personification Seven Deadly Sins predatory birds breasts - AA - female human figure 24 hours day night scenes symbolizing Vanitas personifications life man seated woman long hair swept across face holds hand forehead wears flowing draped garment falls legs positioned beside large tree trunk textured bark branch extending overhead rests flat rock surface near club staff lying nearby lower left bird spread wings stands stump surrounding figures rocky grassy ground forms distant hatched clouds sky