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Engraving of a seated woman in a feathered headdress beside a table with a ewer, smoke and flame behind her, framed by ornamental calligraphic lettering.

Vanitas Vanitatum et Omnia Vanitas, engraving by Jan Saenredam

An engraving of a seated woman in a feathered headdress and loose gown, turning toward a table with a ewer and small objects while smoke and flame rise behind her. Ornate calligraphic lettering frames the scene on all sides.

Artist
Jan Saenredam
Date
c. 1600
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1964 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1605).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds

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