The Three Ages of Man and Death
Hans Baldung
Hans Baldung Grien or Grün was a German artist in painting and printmaking who was considered the most gifted student of Albrecht Dürer.
Max Resolution:757×2010 PX
Title:The Three Ages of Man and Death
Original Title:Die Lebensalter und der Tod
Artists:Hans Baldung
Date:1540 - 1543
Style:Northern Renaissance
Genre:allegorical painting
Medium:oil,panel,canvas
Location:Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Dimensions:61×151 cm
Copyright:Public domain
The Three Ages of Man and Death is a 16th-century painting by Hans Baldung. It is part of a set of similarly themed paintings by Baldung, the others of which are The Three Ages of Woman and Death and The Three Graces. It is an allegorical painting which alludes to the transience of beauty and the fragility of human life.