# The Four Elements and Ages of Man: Air and Youth

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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 60 cm

## Commentary

The Four Elements and Ages of Man: Air and Youth c. 1668 Oil on oak, 84 x 60 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 second painting of the series combines air with youth. In the bare arms and shoulders of Youth the painter seems to want to demonstrate his ability to render the human body. Youth is depicted as a hunter with gun and shot birds.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)