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Elegant lady with a peacock
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Elegant lady with a peacock

Gillis van Breen · c. 1595 - c. 1610 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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An elegantly dressed lady with a fan in her hand and a mask on her head strolls on a square. A peacock, the symbol of vanity, beside her. On a street corner stands a poorly dressed woman, the personification of the soul neglected by man. Print from a series of four prints about the care of man for the body and the neglect of the soul. Each print with an inscription in Latin, French and Dutch. (the female figure is a copy after the print 'Gallica in Vestitv Varietas' from the series of costume prints by Pieter de Jode after Sebastiaan Vrancx: Hollst. 243)

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Credit lineElegante dame met pauw. c. 1595 - c. 1610. Gillis van Breen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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