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Vanitas by Jan Saenredam — VisualArtsDB

Vanitas

Vanitas

1600

Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 37.1 × 30.9 cm (14 5/8 × 12 3/16 in.); sheet: 34.5 × 33 cm (13 5/8 × 13 in.)
Genre: print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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inkengravingprintlaid paperprints and drawingpaper

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