De mens op honderdjarige leeftijd
Gerard van Groeningen
1569 - 1575
Medium
etching
Dimensions
240; 195
About this artwork
width 240 mm x height 195 mm
Art Historical Context
Created between 1569 and 1575, Gerard van Groeningen's etching "De mens op honderdjarige leeftijd" (The Man at One Hundred Years of Age) offers a poignant glimpse into Renaissance ideas about the human lifespan. Van Groeningen, a Flemish printmaker active in the Northern Netherlands, worked during a period when artists frequently explored the "ages of man" as moral and philosophical subjects. This small-scale print, measuring just 240 by 195 millimeters, likely formed part of such a series, inviting viewers to reflect on longevity, frailty, and the passage of time. Etching was a relatively ne...