File:Joris van Son - Allegory on Human Life - Walters 372623.jpg

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Joris van Son: Allegory on Human Life  wikidata:Q18748962 reasonator:Q18748962
Artist
Joris van Son  (1623–1667)  wikidata:Q6183727
 
Joris van Son
Alternative names
Georg van Son
Description Flemish botanical illustrator and painter
Date of birth/death 24 September 1623 (baptised) 25 June 1667 (buried)
Location of birth/death Antwerp Edit this at Wikidata Antwerp Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 1643 until 1667
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1643-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1667-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location
Antwerp Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q6183727
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Title
Allegory on Human Life
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre allegory Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Elaborate garlands of sensuous, fragile blossoms at the height of their beauty and fruit ripe to the point of bursting- all inviting our touch before their inevitable decay- were often depicted framing spiritually significant images. Here they frame and complement a still life of objects alluding to the brevity of human life: a skull, a burning candle, and an hourglass. The combination encourages a meditation on the miracle of Christ's Resurrection from his mortal death and the resurrection promised through Christ to the faithful. Along with fruits and flowers including roses, grapes, cherries, and thistles, as well as butterflies and a beetle, Van Son has included corn, a New World addition to the European diet.
Date between circa 1658 and circa 1660
date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1658-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1660-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 124.7 cm (49 in); width: 92.7 cm (36.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,124.7U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,92.7U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
37.2623
Place of creation Flanders, Belgium
Object history
Exhibition history Going for Baroque. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995-1996. Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1998-2001. A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2002-2004.
Credit line Bequest of Mrs. Marcelle J. von Mayer-Denues, 1985
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Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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