painting
Artist
Pietro della Vecchia
(Italian, 1603-1678)
Date ca. 1650
Object number71.0762
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions48 1/16 x 93 5/16 in. (122 x 237 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
DescriptionIn his series “The Four Ages of Man”, Della Vecchi reduces human life to four basic stages of development: “Childhood”, a period of frivolity and mischief; “Youth”, dominated by the pursuit and progress of love; “Manhood”, defined by a preoccupation with war and conquest; and “Old Age”, a time of reflection, charity, and the pursuit of wisdom.
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