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ID: 901001111
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001111
Record Type: Allegory/Symbolism/Theme

Ages of Man (allegorical theme)

Note: Allegory of the stages of human life, usually three in number, including infants or children or adolescents, young or middle aged people, and elderly people.

Names:
Ages of Man (allegorical theme) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:
Miscellaneous Topics (P)
....<Miscellaneous Allegory, Symbolism, Theme> (P)
........<Miscellaneous allegorical or symbolic characters> (P)
............Ages of Man (allegorical theme) (I)
Related Iconography:
is topic for .... Adoration of the Magi
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Jesus Christ (New Testament narrative), Legend of the Nativity of Christ (New Testament narratives), Adoration of the Magi (New Testament narrative)) [901000083]
is topic for .... Oedipus and the Sphinx
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Story of Oedipus, Oedipus and the Sphinx (Greek narrative)) [901002035]

Other Relationships:
actor is .... elderly
.....(adults (people), people by age group, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
actor is .... youth (people)
.....(people by age group, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
actor is .... children (people by age group)
.....(youth (people), people by age group, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... allegory (artistic device)
.....(symbolism (artistic concept), artistic devices, artistic concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Ages of Man (allegorical theme)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Ages_of_Man_(Titian)

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