Title
A young woman contemplating a skull, by Casolano (1592)
Description
The image represents a young woman holding a skull and looking at it. The skull is represented without specific gender traits (i.e. hair), thus, it is very difficult to identify its gender.
Creator
Casolano, Alessandro (1552-1606)
Source
A young woman contemplating a skull. Woodcut by A. Andreani after A. Casolano, 1592. Credit: Wellcome Library, London, UK
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/w8rhrsdn
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200905160405if_/https://wellcomecollection.org/works/w8rhrsdn
Wellcome Library number: 33830i
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/w8rhrsdn
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200905160405if_/https://wellcomecollection.org/works/w8rhrsdn
Wellcome Library number: 33830i
Date
1592
Format
Woodcut, printed in colors.
Dimensions: 29 × 21.5 cm
Dimensions: 29 × 21.5 cm
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