The ages of man 1594 - 1678

"The Ages of Man" is a 17th century etching by Salomon Savery depicting the stages of human life from infancy to old age. The work depicts a series of figures, each representing a different stage, ascending a staircase towards a symbolic arch, signifying the passage of time. This allegorical approach to depicting human mortality was popular in the period. The etching is held in the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, Denmark.