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Engraving of a woman in a flowered headdress beside a curly-haired companion, with a winged helmet crest and a skull on a shield in the foreground.

Coat of Arms of Vanitas, Albrecht Dürer engraving, 1503

A standing woman in a flowered headdress and long gown stands beside a curly-haired companion, while a winged crest with acanthus scrolls rises above a helmet. In the foreground, a human skull rests on a shield, and a small tablet lies on the ledge at right.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
1503
Medium
Engraving on cream laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2210 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1503).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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