The Ten Ages of Life, 1616

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Death looks quite cheerful today, and my mother would praise his posture. He holds three arrows labeled past, present, and future. In his right hand is a scythe. Above him a banderole bears a verse from Matthew 25: Watch ye, for ye know not the hour or the day when He shall come-a widely used passage in momento mori prints. He is surrounded on three sides by ten small vignettes depicting the process of maturing and aging.

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Title
The Ten Ages of Life
Artist Life
1573–1645
Role
Engraver
Accession Number
2010.95.1
Provenance
Private collection, New York (until c. 1992; given to Rassieur in lieu of payment for consultation, c.1992); Tom Rassieur (c. 1992-2010; given to MIA)
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