Vanity, Vanity, All is Vanity

Prints and Drawings

c. 1600

Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565-1607)
after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566-1651)
published by Robert de Baudous (Flemish, c. 1575-c. 1656)

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.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jan Saenredam
Title: Vanity, Vanity, All is Vanity
Place: Netherlands (Artist's nationality)
Date: Made 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.)
Credit Line: Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment
Reference Number: 2007.2
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