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The Golden Age

Johann Theodor de Bry

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a circular scene with a thick black outline. The scene inside the circle shows nude people sitting and lying on the ground in a wooded area with trees on both sides and in the background. Some people are on the left side sitting on a branch, one person on the right side is standing. There are animals in the scene including a large fish on the ground, a bull on the right side, and several birds. A tree trunk on the right side curves up and around to the top centre. There is a cloud at the top centre with a figure laying on it. A scroll-like banner with writing on it appears to come from the cloud. There is a decorative scroll-like banner with writing on it across the bottom. The background of the image outside the circle appears to be a light-colored paper or parchment.

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750 × 737 px
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