Golden Age

Some mythologies associate human existence on earth to four ages (gold, silver, bronze and iron). For some Greeks, the golden age would be located in Arcadia. In Greco-Roman culture it appears in Hesiod (Works and Days), Virgil (Georgics, I) and Ovid (Metamorphoses, I).

Algumas mitologias associam o homem a quatro idades (ouro, prata, bronze e ferro) da sua existência. Para certos gregos, a idade do ouro localizar-se-ia na Arcádia. Na cultura greco-romana surge em Hesíodo (Trabalhos e Dias), Virgílio (Geórgicas, I) e Ovídio (Metamorfoses, I).

Joachim Antoniszoon Wtewael (1566-1658)-'the golden age'-oilon copper-1606   New York-Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Frank Pauwel (1540-1596)-'love in the golden age'-oil on canvas   Wien-Kunsthistoriches Museum (Gemäldegalerie)

Jacopo Zucchi (1540-1586)-'the golden age'-oil on wood-1570   Firenze-Galleria degli Uffizi

Hendrik van Limborch (1681-1759)-'the pleasure of golden age'-oil on canvas-1718   Paris-Musée du Louvre

Pietro Berretini or da Cortona (1596-1669)-'the golden age'-fresco   Firenze-Palazzo Pitti (sala della stufa)