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Allegory of Vanity (young lady with mirror and putto)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Vanitas representation in the form of a woman, dressed in costly clothing, admiring herself in a hand mirror, with a little dog on her lap and a monkey at her feet. On the table next to her jewelry and a board game. Through the window behind the lady, a putto climbs in with a scroll on which is written 'VANITAS VANITATUM, EST OMNIA VANITAS'. Below the representation two lines of text in Latin.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAllegorie op de ijdelheid (jongedame met spiegel en putto). 1595 - 1596. Jacques de Gheyn (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
