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Youth, from The Four Ages of Man
Abraham Bossen.d.
- Attribution
- Abraham Bosse French, 1602-1676
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Physical dimensions
- Not recorded by the source.
- Credit line
- Joseph Brooks Fair Fund
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Abraham Bosse’s moralizing series, The Four Ages of Man , encompasses the cycle of life: Childhood , Youth , Maturity , and Old Age . In the present etching, two springtime lovers enjoy an intimate garden tête-à-tête before fall and winter inevitably descend. As the decorative framework around the scene demonstrates, Cupid’s arrows have already pierced their hearts.
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