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Circle of Joos van Cleve (?Cleve c. 1485-1540/1 Antwerp)
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Circle of Joos van Cleve (?Cleve c. 1485-1540/1 Antwerp)

An Allegory of Death

Closed3 June 2015

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Circle of Joos van Cleve (?Cleve c. 1485-1540/1 Antwerp)
An Allegory of Death
inscribed 'MORTE NON TIMEO' (upper left and upper right)
oil on panel
17 ¾ x 13 1/8 in. (45.1 x 33.3 cm.)

with Karl Loevenich, New York, by November 1933.

Specialist note

The boy holds a skull, a traditional symbol of the transience of life; the painting carries the bold inscription "I do not fear death".