# Youth, from The Four Ages of Man

- By: Abraham Bosse (French, 1602-1676)
- Date: n.d.
- Medium: Etching on paper
- Classification: Print
- Culture: France
- Credit line: Joseph Brooks Fair Fund
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/23706)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/2dd73b0b-088c-c61c-fa89-ec4ca80c892e/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Abraham Bosse’s moralizing series, The Four Ages of Man, encompasses the cycle of life: Childhood, Youth, Maturity, and Old Age. In the present etching, two springtime lovers enjoy an intimate garden tête-à-tête before fall and winter inevitably descend. As the decorative framework around the scene demonstrates, Cupid’s arrows have already pierced their hearts.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0