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The Four Ages of Man: Youth
Artist: Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690 - 1743)
Original Dimensions: 13 1/2" x 17 3/4"
Location: National Gallery of Art, London
About Artwork: (About 1733-4) "This is the third of Lancret’s series of paintings depicting The Four Ages of Man and represents Youth (La Jeunesse). Three pairs of lovers embrace one another in a woodland glade. In the foreground, two archers are engaged in a game of ‘pape-guay’, which involves shooting at an imitation bird (usually a parrot) placed on top of a long pole. The two apparently unattached women watching in the background might be read as the targets for the arrows aimed by the archers, as arrows are associated with Cupid, the god of love. Usually the third subject of The Four Ages of Man is maturity, represented by settled married couples. We do not know why Lancret instead chose to represent this scene of young playful lovers. Such encounters in woodland settings had become a popular theme in art, inspired in particular by the paintings of Watteau and prints after them." - (National Gallery of Art, London)
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