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Vanitas
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, mid-16th–early 17th century
- Artist
- Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Netherlandish, Bruges 1523–1605 Florence)
- Date
- mid-16th–early 17th century
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over black chalk
- Size
- 3 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (9.8 x 14.0 cm); margins irregular. Mount: 6 1/5 x 7 1/15 in. (15.7 x 17.9 cm)
- Type
- Drawings
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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