Youth and Death
Youth and Death

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Youth and Death,

ca. 1800–20

Unknown Italian artist
x1976-87

Information

Title
Youth and Death
Dates

ca. 1800–20

Maker
Unknown Italian artist
Medium
Pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash recto, partial sketch of medallion in brown ink verso (visable through mount), on beige paper, mounted down
Dimensions
16.4 × 22 cm (6 7/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1976-87
Place Made

Italy

Inscription
Inscribed recto, upper right, in pen and brown ink: Vivere vita datur cuius / Apollonis Arte / Hic sum perpetuo / Viuus Apellis ope; lower right, in pen and brown ink: 20; inscribed verso, upper right, in pen and brown ink (visible through mount): Cameo in cassa antica
Culture
Italian
Type
drawings
Subject
deaths, skeleton and skeleton components, allegory, books, men, figures (representations), chairs, youth

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