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Personification of Vanitas
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A woman seated at a table with valuables, including a money bag and a treasure chest. Beneath the table lies a death's head. She holds a flask from which smoke rises. Beside the flask sits a peacock, and in front of it lie a scepter and a crown. On the floor lies tableware. Below the image is a six-line Latin text discussing the scene in a critical manner.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePersonificatie van vanitas. 1608. Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
