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Vanitas by Hieronymous Wierix — VisualArtsDB

Vanitas

Vanitas

Hieronymous Wierix

1578

Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 24.5 × 32.4 cm (9 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.); sheet: 30 × 35.5 cm (11 13/16 × 14 in.)
Genre: engraving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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inkengravingprintlaid paperprints and drawingpaper

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