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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.28
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Vanitas
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
17th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/222092

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
75.7 x 47 cm (29 13/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: at bottom: Warum stolzierst du staub und erden/ Du must doch wider solchen werden:/ Der mensch aus staub und erd ist gmacht/ Auch wie der Rauch vergandt syn pracht

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Antonia Paepcke DuBrul Fund
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.28
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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