Identification title(s): allegory of beauty. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1990-159. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2760. Description: on the left a young couple, looking lovingly at each other. On the right an old woman with a necklace of snakes and bones, next to her the skeleton of a man. With caption in german. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: matthäus greuter (mentioned on object). Dating: 1574 - 1638. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 187 mm (cut off inside the plate edge) × w 261 mm (cut off inside the plate edge). Topic: what: beauty; 'bellezza' (ripa), young versus old age; young and old scenes symbolizing 'vanitas'ugly old woman, hagcut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers. Morality. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase december 3, 1990. Date: between 1574 and 1638.
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