# The Four Elements and Ages of Man: Water and Old Age

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## Artwork

- Artist: [LIEVENS, Jan](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/lievens-jan-rbc6c02f4db1ef7>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on oak, 84 x 59 cm

## Commentary

The Four Elements and Ages of Man: Water and Old Age c. 1668 Oil on oak, 84 x 59 cm Staatliche Museen, Kassel This painting is part of a series of four representing the personification of the four elements and the four ages of man. The fourth painting of the series combines water with old age. Old Age is depicted as a fishmonger with pail and fish-tube. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 28 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/handel\_watermusic.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;George Frideric Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 1&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

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