Allegorie op de vergankelijkheid van het menselijk leven, Johannes Wierix, c. 1580 - c. 1590

Title(s)

Allegorie op de vergankelijkheid van het menselijk leven

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-2016-304-12

Catalogue reference

• New Hollstein Dutch 1997

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228
• collector's mark: Lugt 2760

Artist

• print maker: Johannes Wierix
• after own design by: Johannes Wierix
• publisher: Johannes Wierix (mentioned on object)
• Joachim de Buschere (mentioned on object)

Place

Antwerp

Dating

c. 1580 - c. 1590

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 175 mm × width 115 mm
height 255 mm × width 175 mm

What

• scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas'
• (children or putti) blowing bubbles, 'Homo Bulla' ~ scene symbolizing 'Vanitas'
• harvest
• storm at sea
• candle (+ extinguishing; extinguished light, lamp, candle)
• Death as skeleton

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 2-Jun-2016

Copyright

Public domain

• The Wierix family, Zsuzsanna van Ruyven-Zeman, p. 138-139, cat.nr. 1997
• Les estampes des Wierix conservées au Cabinet des Estampes de la Bibiothèque Royale Albert 1er [Bruxelles], Marie Mauquoy-Hendrickx, cat.nr. 1489
• Tefaf catalogue nr. 191