Ages of Man
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The Ages of Man are the historical stages of human existence according to Greek mythology and its subsequent Roman interpretation.
Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Golden Age
Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Silver Age
John Simon, The Brazen Age
Virgil Solis, The Iron Age
Golden Age
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The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology, particularly the Works and Days of Hesiod, and is part of the description of temporal decline of the state of peoples through five Ages, Gold being the
Ages of Man
…The Greek poet Hesiod (between 750 and 650 BC) outlined his Five Ages in his poem Works and Days (lines 109–201). His list is: Golden Age – The Golden Age is the age that falls within the rule of Cronus. Created by the immortals who live on Olympus. Peace and harmony prevailed during this age. Humans did…
The Golden Age by Pietro da Cortona (Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy)
The Golden Age (c. 1530) by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Robert Willemsz de Baudous: Golden Age, etching, c. 1598.
Sculpture of Pan teaching Daphnis to play the pipes; c. 100 BCE, found in Pompeii.