Life and death, by Unknown (1790, c.)

"A woman, standing, divided vertically into two, the right side showing her in life, the left side showing her after her death, as a skeleton. The right side shows the pleasures of life: red ribbons in her powdered hair, jewellery, a bouquet in her hand, the skirt hem decorated with a lace trim, a bed of flowers behind her. The left side shows death: she is holding a reaper's scythe, next to her are a dog-eared Bible and a broken candle, and in the background are cold and barren mountains." (Description from the Wellcome Library webpage,
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Unknown, possibly Austrian or German artist

1790, c.

Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 41.5 × 35.5 cm

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