Vanity, Vanity, All is Vanity
Jan Saenredam
1600
- Medium
- Engraving on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 37.5 × 32.1 cm (14 13/16 × 12 11/16 in.); Plate: 37.8 × 32.4 cm (14 15/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 38.4 × 33.5 cm (15 1/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- engraving
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
engravingprintprints and drawingpaperpaper (fiber product)
About
This depiction of a sexually provocative woman as the embodiment of vanity is one of the earliest collabora-tions between the designer Abraham Bloemaert and the printmaker Jan Saenredam. A virtuoso display of Mannerist printmaking, it features elegant calligraphy (probably by another hand), billowing smoke, and luxurious fabrics.
