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Allegory of Transience (Quis Evadet?) by Hendrick Goltzius — VisualArtsDB

Allegory of Transience (Quis Evadet?)

Allegory of Transience (Quis Evadet?)

Hendrick Goltzius

1585–1595

Medium: Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 21.6 × 16 cm (8 9/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
Genre: print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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engravingprintprints and drawingpaper

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