The Follies of Old Age from In Praise of Folly

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

The Follies of Old Age from In Praise of Folly

Entry/Object ID

1974.04

Description

This xylograph on Japanese mulberry paper depicts 4 human figures interacting with each other with w hogs in the background and a black cat in the bottom left. The figures are dressed in clothing from the late medieval to early Renaissance European fashion. The top of the piece depicts a younger man sitting in a chair with an older woman in his lap caressing his face as they look at each other adoringly. The bottom half of the piece depicts an older man in a fur coat sitting in a chair, dangling a necklace with a cross in the view of a younger woman in his lap. The man is looking at the woman with adoration as the female figure is looking at a necklace.

Type of Print

Xylograph

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Fritz Eichenberg

Role

Artist

James Lanier

Role

Printer

Manufacturer

Aquarius Press

Date made

1972

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

New York City, NY

Edition

Edition Size

100 plus proofs

Edition Number

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Engraving, Wood

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Relief

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Color

Black, White