The Course of Human Life, Pieter Jalhea Furnius, 1570

Old age and death: in foreground, a man, wearing elaborate robes, prays before a table upon which are three urns and a pair of wings, female personifications of religion and piety stand behind the table; to left, a globe with symbols of earthly power, such as secular and ecclesiastical crowns; to far r, religion and piety lead the man through the clouds; top left, religion and piety strip the man naked before christ; after jan van der straet. 1570 engraving. Date: 1570. Dimensions: Height: 222 mm (image size); Width: 300 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Jesus Christ. Collection: British Museum. The Course of Human Life (BM 1957,0413.20)