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Vanitas

Vanitas

(Dutch, 1565–1607)
(Dutch, about 1564–1651)
(Netherlandish, about 1575–about 1644)
(Dutch, probably 1580/85–1651)
about 1605
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 37.4 x 31.9 cm (14 3/4 x 12 9/16 in.); Sheet: 37.5 x 32 cm (14 3/4 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP7354
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn graphite pencil verso: No 64/31 signed in plate lower center: Joan. Saenredam In plate: Robbertus de Baudous. excudebat. In plate: A Blommaert Pinx.
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York, Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA, November 1897.
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The Wise Virgins Reading the Bible
Jan Saenredam
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The Foolish Virgins Dancing
Jan Saenredam
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The Wise Virgins Preparing for Their Nuptials
Jan Saenredam
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The Wise Virgins Receiving Their Burning Lamps
Jan Saenredam
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The Foolish Virgins Repulsed
Jan Saenredam
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The Expulsion from Paradise
Jan Saenredam
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Adam Tilling the Soil (from the History of the First Parents of Man series)
Jan Saenredam
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Adam and Eve Lamenting Over the Corpse of Abel (from the History of the First Parents of Man series)
Jan Saenredam
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The Prophet Elijah Comes to the Widow of Sarepta
Jan Saenredam
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Elijah in the Wilderness Fed by the Ravens
Jan Saenredam
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The Prodigal Son Sent to Herd Pigs
Jan Saenredam
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The Prodigal Son Sent to Herd Pigs
Jan Saenredam