Vanitas

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus Netherlandish

mid-16th–early 17th century

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Title: Vanitas
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
Dimensions: 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)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
Object Number: 50.605.31
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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