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Allegory of Birth and Death: Two Naked Women with Skull and Hourglass

early 16th century
16th century

Giulio Campagnola, Italian, (1482–1515)
After Ludwig Krug, German, (1490–1532)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Engraving

State: Third state

Bibliography: Bartsch 13 iii; Hind p. 493 18 iii; Kristeler 17; Hind 18 (vol. 5, p. 203).

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1939

Accession Number: 1939.D1.186

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allegory, death, human body*, nudes*, skulls*

allegory
death
human body - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm005208
nudes - Representations of unclothed human figures. [February 1998 related term added, "nudity"; alternate descriptor changed, was "nude". September 1990 descriptor added.]
skulls - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm009696

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Giulio Campagnola, Italian, (1482–1515) Ludwig Krug, German, (1490–1532) . Allegory of Birth and Death: Two Naked Women with Skull and Hourglass, early 16th century. Engraving. Third state. : mm (in.). DAC accession number 1939.D1.186. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1939. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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