This print features a human skull at the center, placed on sheets of paper with a book or journal to the right and large shell-like shape to the left. A crumpled piece of paper with "OMNIA VANITAS" written on it rests in front of the shell, and there is a candlestick next to it with smoke curling upward. Next to the smoke are what appear to be two transparent bubbles floating above the skull. Drapes are visible in the background, and there are flowers on the right.

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Vanitas

British 17th Century

Medium: engraving on laid paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 32.1 x 25.4 cm (12 5/8 x 10 in.)
Culture: British
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Gift of Ruth B. Benedict
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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