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The World is Like a Garden of Flowers, Soon Destroyed by Death

Etienne Delaune and Jean Delaune

The World is Like a Garden of Flowers, Soon Destroyed by Death

1579

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The World is Like a Garden of Flowers, Soon Destroyed by Death

Etienne Delaune and Jean Delaune

The World is Like a Garden of Flowers, Soon Destroyed by Death

The World is Like a Garden of Flowers, Soon Destroyed by Death

1579

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet (trimmed within platemark): 68 × 97 mm. (2 11/16 × 3 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.1102

Inscribed: Recto: in image, lower left, in plate "SF"; in image, upper right, in plate "L" Verso: none

Markings: CM: Claghorn

Artist

Etienne Delaune

2000–2000

French, c. 1518/19-1583
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Artist

Jean Delaune

1558–2000

French, born 1559
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Adam and Eve Eating of the Forbidden Fruit
1639–1690
Small Nude Girl Picking Flowers over a Garden Wall
William Stephen Coleman
Small Nude Girl Picking Flowers over a Garden Wall
1848–1903
Cain Fleeing from the Wrath of God
Stefano Scolari and Etienne Delaune
Cain Fleeing from the Wrath of God
1639–1690
THE PLEASURES OF THE WORLD ARE LIKE SMOKE AND LIKE ICE TURNING INTO WATER
Etienne Delaune and Jean Delaune
The Pleasures of the World are Like Smoke and Like Ice Turning into Water
1579
SEGNITIES ET LVXVS . . . HERCULES KILLING DIOMEDES
Etienne Delaune
Segnities et Lvxvs . . . Hercules Killing Diomedes
1572
CUPID, DEATH AND THE NEXT WORLD
Max Klinger
Cupid, Death and the Next World
1880
The Creation of Eve
Stefano Scolari and Etienne Delaune
The Creation of Eve
1639–1690
MR.LIFEGUARD.... IS IT TRUE THERE ARE SHARKS AT DIEPPE? - OF COURSE... BUT IT IS PRETTY SIMPLE... AS SOON AS YOU SEE ONE COMING TO EAT YOU, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LAY DOWN SIDEWAYS. HE WON'T EAT YOU FOR FEAR OF CHOKING TO DEATH.
Honoré Daumier
Mr.Lifeguard.... is it true there are sharks at Dieppe? - Of course... but it is pretty simple... as soon as you see one coming to eat you, all you have to do is lay down sideways. He won't eat you for fear of choking to death.
1857
Cain Killing Abel
Stefano Scolari and Etienne Delaune
Cain Killing Abel
1639–1690
ZADKINE, 'MAY, 1940: THE DESTROYED CITY.' PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN THE WURTZBURGER SCULPTURE GARDEN (ORIGINAL SITE, TIMBERLANE)
Barbara Young
Zadkine, 'May, 1940: The Destroyed City.' Photograph taken in The Wurtzburger Sculpture Garden (original site, Timberlane)
1972
DA DIANA SACRIS (DIANA GIVING HER HUNTING HORN TO HERCULES)
Etienne Delaune
Da Diana Sacris (Diana Giving Her Hunting Horn to Hercules)
1537–1582
ZADKINE, 'MAY 1940: THE DESTROYED CITY. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN THE WURTZBURGER SCULPTURE GARDEN (ORIGINAL SITE, TIMBERLANE)
Barbara Young
Zadkine, 'May 1940: The Destroyed City. Photograph taken in The Wurtzburger Sculpture Garden (original site, Timberlane)
1972