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Lot n° 441
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Humana complexio, 1579. Engr. after F. Pourbus publ. W. Van Haecht, 1579. Trimmed to the platemark. Strong print except for the lower left corner (sl. faded). Good copy.   

Estimation : 200 / 300
Adjudication : 280 €
Description
Allegory of human life; at centre a naked child, resting upon a lion and a skull, holds an hour-glass; he points towards the name "Christus" in the sky; surrounded by an emblematical ornamental framework displaying four roundels at each corner with the ages of man and four cartouches at the midpoints. The 4 cartouches extensively lettered with quotations. Title and date in upper cartouche. (British Museum-Coll. on line).
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