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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1519 creation date earliest: 1514 creation date latest: 1524 current location: creditline: The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken copyright: --- culture: Netherlands, 16th century technique: engraving department: Prints collection: PR - Engraving type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Hollstein 174 --- CREATORS * Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533) - artist --- measurements: Sheet: 18.6 x 14.6 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The Silver Jubilee Exhibition opening date: 1941-06-23T04:00:00 The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- 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