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Usque an 16., 1. Composita, Age up to sixteen years, the Composite order, Six ages of man, six architectural orders, Theatrum Vitæ Humanæ, print, album page, Series number, 1, 6, Walled courtyard with arbors, fountains, and pergolas. The fountain under the arbor depicts a woman with breasts full of milk. Children are playing around her. The children are spinning tops and hooping or have a hobby horse, a doll in a carriage, etc. On the left foreground, a boy is drawing. The boy in the middle foreground is studying for his studies. On the right, two boys are fighting. In the margin a four-line text in two columns, in Latin., printmaker: Johannes Wierix, Antwerp, printmaker: Hieronymus Wierix, after design by Hans Vredeman de Vries, publisher: Theodoor Galle, 1577, 1598 - 1602, paper, engraving, gravure, height 210 mm x width 272 mm, children's games and plays, hobby-horse, the first years, the ages of man, study and play considered as the two principal aspects of education, composite order, architecture, A wide engraved scene showing an expansive formal garden and courtyard with many people engaged in various activities, featuring a central domed pavilion with twisted columns sheltering a seated statue, surrounding pathways and low walls, long covered arcades with arched openings running along both sides, a circular fountain with sculpted figures and flowing water near a grand building with classical facades and stairways, assorted trees and clipped hedges lining the grounds, distant rolling hills and architectural elements on the horizon, and numerous small human figures walking, sitting, playing, working, and interacting throughout the composition.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B29_130

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

58.3Mo (7.5Mo) / 43.4cm x 33.7cm / 5121 x 3981 (300dpi)

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Usque 16 1 Composita Age up sixteen years Composite order Six ages man six architectural orders Theatrum Vitæ Humanæ print album page Series number 6 Walled courtyard arbors fountains pergolas fountain under arbor depicts woman breasts full milk Children playing children spinning tops hooping hobby horse doll carriage etc left foreground boy drawing middle foreground studying studies right two boys fighting margin four-line text two columns Latin printmaker Johannes Wierix Antwerp Hieronymus Wierix design Hans Vredeman de Vries publisher Theodoor Galle 1577 1598 - 1602 paper engraving gravure height 210 mm x width 272 mm children's games plays hobby-horse first years ages study play considered two principal aspects education composite order architecture wide engraved scene showing expansive formal garden courtyard people engaged various activities featuring central domed pavilion twisted columns sheltering seated statue surrounding pathways low walls long covered arcades arched openings running sides circular fountain sculpted figures flowing water near grand building classical facades stairways assorted trees clipped hedges lining grounds distant rolling hills architectural elements horizon numerous small human figures walking sitting working interacting composition