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36 - FRENCH SCHOOL, early 19th century.
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Estimate €800 - €1,200

Description

FRENCH SCHOOL, early 19th century. ‘The Stages of Life’. Oil on old mounted canvas. H.48 L.68 With frame H.66 L.80. The rare and sought-after theme of the ages of life has, over the centuries, been an artistic approach designed to highlight the relativity of beings and things, in the manner of Vanitas paintings. Depicted sometimes as male figures but also as female ones, these works were intended to show that strength, power and beauty are but fleeting…; as symbolised by the spinner’s gesture, life flows inexorably on.

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36 - FRENCH SCHOOL, early 19th century. See original version (French)

36 - FRENCH SCHOOL, early 19th century.
See original version (French)