Time Orders Old Age to Destroy Beauty

Artist: Pompeo Batoni
Artwork: Time Orders Old Age to Destroy Beauty
Description: The painting depicts an allegorical scene in which Time, a winged figure with an hourglass, is destroying Beauty, a young woman. Time is assisted by an old woman, who may represent Age or Envy. The painting is a reminder of the transience of beauty and the inevitability of old age and death.
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