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Portrait of a Young Man with a Skull
Lucas van Leydenc. 1519
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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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- Title: Portrait of a Young Man with a Skull
- Creator: Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533)
- Date Created: c. 1519
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 18.6 x 14.6 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.297
- Medium: engraving
- Department: Prints
- Culture: Netherlands, 16th century
- Credit Line: The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken
- Collection: PR - Engraving
- Accession Number: 1941.297
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