Full Description
Old Age in Art provides a comprehensive overview of old age in European art, and shows how aged individuals have been depicted from ancient Greece and Rome to the present century. It explores portraits, including self-portraits of artists in old age, and stories of older figures in religion, myth and history, focusing on the theme of wisdom versus folly. The book also discusses the concept of old age within the Ages of Humanity, especially during the Middle Ages and early modern periods. The final chapter examines how renowned artists like Michelangelo, Titian and Monet turned to experimental forms and new subjects in their later years, revealing a comparative 'old age style'.
Contents
Preface: Ars longa, vita brevis
Chapter One: Old Age Is Relative: Age and Stage as Concepts from Antiquity to the Renaissance
Chapter Two: Wisdom and Folly
Chapter Three: Old Age Stories
Chapter Four: Portraits - Self and Others
Chapter Five: Old-Age Style
References
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index
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