An allegory of Life, 1561, Engraving, sheet: 14 3/4 x 21 3/16 in. (37.5 x 53.8 cm) borderline, Prints, Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua), This compelling and enigmatic image has elicited many explanations of its content, none of which have entirely resolved its meaning. An elderly man at left—possibly a philosopher—leans against a riverside rock, his hand outstretched to a crowned woman who strides toward him at right
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allegory, Life, 1561, Engraving, sheet, 14 3/4 x 21 3/16, 37.5 53.8 cm, borderline, Prints, Giorgio Ghisi, Italian, Mantua ca., 1520–1582, Mantua, compelling, enigmatic image, elicited, explanations, content, none, entirely resolved, meaning, elderly man, left—, philosopher—leans, riverside rock, hand outstretched, crowned woman, strides, right
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