Sagging Collection

Odd sights for the tourist in Naples, Italy (b / w photo)
6002617 Odd sights for the tourist in Naples, Italy (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odd sights for the tourist in Naples, Italy)

Deathbedroom of Beranger
The French poet Beranger died in this room, and probably on that bed with its sagging mattress and overhanging canopy. In other respects the room is more like a study. Date: 1857

Post Office, Tintagel, Cornwall
Post Office, Tintagel, near Bude, Cornwall, England. Showing Sagging Stone Roof Date: 1940s

Courtyard of a bakery near Paris, or Courtyard of a House near Paris, c. 1865-70
XIR386480 Courtyard of a bakery near Paris, or Courtyard of a House near Paris, c.1865-70 (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 46.5x56 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris

Old Coquette (oil on canvas)
BAL236617 Old Coquette (oil on canvas) by Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644); 135x109 cm; Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia; Italian, out of copyright

Mask with sagging cheeks, Frans Huys, Cornelis Floris (II), Hans Liefrinck (I), 1555

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Wandering through the enchanting streets of Naples, Italy, tourists may stumble upon odd sights that hint at the passage of time, such as sagging buildings and worn-out infrastructure, much like the deathbedroom of Beranger in this black and white photo. The same can be said of the post office in Tintagel, Cornwall, with its sagging roof, or the explorers' park in Roanoke, Virginia, where a sagging fence and gate stand as silent witnesses to the passage of time. Even in the heart of Paris, the courtyard of a bakery or house, as depicted in this 1865-70 photograph, reveals signs of aging through its sagging walls. Art, too, reflects the inevitability of decay, as seen in The Old Courtesan's sagging features in this 1885 bronze sculpture, or the Old Coquette's oil painting that highlights the wrinkles and sagging skin. Even masks, such as this one with sagging cheeks by Frans Huys, Cornelis Floris (II), and Hans Liefrinck (I), from 1555, cannot escape the ravages of time.