LIEVENS, Jan
(b. 1607, Leiden, d. 1674, Amsterdam)

The Four Elements and Ages of Man: Earth and Maturity

c. 1668
Oil on oak, 83 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 third painting of the series combines earth with maturity. Maturity is depicted as a gardener with spade and basket.