Theatrum Vitae Humanae (The Life of Man) (BM 1948,0410.4.166)
Summary
Ruin, perdiod after 80 years until death; a field full of ruins and spolia; at centre, a man, asleep on a chair inside a niche; with Saturn seated on top of it; the skeleton of death standing by the man asleep, holding a sickle, to right; an hourglass next to it; behind, a building on fire and man escaping from it.
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Date
1600
Source
British Museum
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Public Domain