Bernardino Passeri (1540-1588) - possibly in collaboration with Philippe Thomassin (1562-1622) Humanae Vitae Finis. (Allegory on the end of human life). 1589. Burin after "Don Sebastiano de Fabriano, monk". 380x520mm. Bartsch not described. Very fine proof on watermarked laid paper (letter M under a star in a type C coat of arms, close to Woodward 319), carefully washed, from a very early state addressed to Marco Clodio, active c. 1587-1589 (later replaced by Tommaso Moneta, active c. 1588-1603). A few tiny tears or snags skilfully restored at the edges. Light foxing in the clouds. Small margins. Print engraved for the Camaldolese order, which followed the Benedictine rule. The monks of this order were renowned for their rigor, their prayer life and their contribution to the intellectual and spiritual life of the Church. The subject of this engraving appears to have been suggested by a monk of this order, Don Sebastiano de Fabriano, who dedicated it to the Reverend Father Petro Bagnolo. Fabriano is probably a reference to the place where the order's founder, St. Romuald, was laid to rest in the order's church in 1027. Passeri would have engraved only the figures ("figuravit"). It is possible that another engraver (Philippe Thomassin?) engraved the architecture and backgrounds. The workmanship and composition are reminiscent of his great engravings (The Baptism of Christ after Salviati, 1615; Christ in Limbo, after Beccafumi...).