Life and death. Oil painting.
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Description
The head and shoulders of a boy (or possibly young woman), of which the side on the viewer's left shows the face as in life while the side on the right shows a skull and other signs of death. The costume is Italian seventeenth-century, but date of the painting could be later
Physical description
1 painting : oil on copper ; copper, oval 9.7 x 8.8 cm
Lettering
There is a detailed inscription on the reverse in Italian stating that the work is on copper ("sopra il rame") and then "la si vedeva e [?] tale in natura e scolorita, e morta in sepoltura" (on one side the face is as in nature and on the other side the face is pale and dead in the grave")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 45064i
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Location Status Access Closed stores