Allegory on Life and Death

Joris Hoefnagel. 1598. Flemish. Allegory on Life and Death; an oval panel containing a child seated in front of a rose bush holding a skull and an hour-glass, surrounded by dead roses, insects and animals, including a frog, a mouse and a stag-beetle. Inscribed by the artist: “ Pragae AO 1598 / Joris Hoefnagel ft”. Digital Pigment on Bamboo Rag Paper. Framed Edition of 150. 15 1/2 x 20 (Frame) 15 1/2 x 11 (Image)