D'un paisan, et de la mort · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: D'un paisan, et de la mort
Period: 1650-1700;
Geographic: Greece; Ancient Greece
Description: There is a man in the centre of the image sitting down in front of a tree. The man is carrying a heavy bag which is tied to his back. The man's legs are collapsed and a skeleton is dragging his hand. The skeleton is drapped in a long cloth and is holding a sharp object on the other hand. While the man looks tired and sad, the skeleton does not express any emotions. There is a hat which is appreared to have fallen off the man's head is next to him. The sky seems grey and there is a mountain range in the background.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver);(); Anonymous (Engraver); ()
Type: Text; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27497
Language: fre
Source Name: Escope en belle humeur
Parent Collection: F - Esope en belle humeur. Engravings by Anonymous. (1700); F - Esope en belle humeur. Engravings by Anonymous. (1700)
Image: mta_27497_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Man; Skeleton; Death; Tree; Mountain range; Bag