Title in ornamental frame with symbols referring to the first and last stages of human life, Six ages of man / six orders of construction (series title), Theatrum Vitæ Humanæ (series title on object), Title print with on an epitaph the title of the series: Theatrum Vitae Humanae. The ornamental frame is decorated with symbols that refer to the first and last stages of human life. On the left, a baby and next to it a cartouche with a mother suckling her child. In front of her, a child is playing on a stick horse. On the right, a man with glasses and a cane. In the cartouche on the right, an old man warms himself by a fireplace. Above the title the personification of time with on his head a winged hourglass and on his chest the sun and moon. In his hands the head of a baby and the head of an old man. Also included are garlands, baskets of fruit and birds. In the lower margin six verses in Dutch and French. The print is part of an album., print maker: Johannes Wierix, print maker: Hieronymus Wierix, (rejected attribution), after design by: Hans Vredeman de Vries, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1598 - 1602, paper, engraving, height 226 mm × width 275 mm
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