, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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As the Old Sing, So the Young Pipe, c. 1640-1645
Jacob Jordaens, Workshop of
Flemish, 1593
- 1678
oil on canvas
145.5 x 218 cm
Purchased 1969
National Gallery of Canada (no. 15790)
At this feast, three generations of the artist's family served as models to illustrate a Flemish proverb, meaning: Children take after their parents. Among the many hidden meanings in this work is the parrot, symbolizing the futility of repeating without understanding, while its opposite, the owl, stands for wisdom, night, and death. The flowers, the snuffed-out candle, and the withered pages are further symbols of mortality.
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