id:			120480
accession number:	1941.297
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.297
updated:		2022-01-04 15:23:16.484000

Portrait of a Young Man with a Skull, c. 1519. Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533). Engraving; sheet: 18.6 x 14.6 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken 1941.297

title:				Portrait of a Young Man with a Skull
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creation date:			c. 1519
creation date earliest:		1514
creation date latest:		1524
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creditline:			The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken
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culture:	Netherlands, 16th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Hollstein 174

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CREATORS

* Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 18.6 x 14.6 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact: 


digital description: 
Dressed in exceptionally fine attire––fancy plumes, brocade collar, and slashed sleeves––this young man solemnly points at a skull he is carrying in his cloak. The juxtaposition of the skull and the lavish clothing is a message that frivolous pleasures are misguided and the bravado of youth is ephemeral.

wall description: 
Dressed in exceptionally fine attire––fancy plumes, brocade collar, and slashed sleeves––this young man solemnly points at a skull he is carrying in his cloak. The juxtaposition of the skull and the lavish clothing is a message that frivolous pleasures are misguided and the bravado of youth is ephemeral.
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RELATED WORKS

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1941.297/1941.297_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1941.297/1941.297_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1941.297/1941.297_full.tif