The Triumph of Time, plate four from The Triumphs of Petrarch

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c. 1539

Georg Pencz
German, c. 1500-1550

Barely upright, swaying on crutches as he is paraded forward, Pencz’s figure of Time clearly suffers from the ill effects of aging: the hourglass is running out, and the wheels of his chariot are clock dials counting down to Death. While adults have reason to be particularly concerned by Time’s relentless march, even children push younger infants in rolling walkers in an attempt to avoid the inevitable.

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Artist: Georg Pencz
Title: The Triumph of Time, plate four from The Triumphs of Petrarch
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1534–1544
Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate/sheet: 15.1 × 21 cm (6 × 8 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer
Reference Number: 1919.2547
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