Allegory of the Vanity of Riches

Artist Jan Pietersz. Saenredam (Dutch, 1565 - 1607)

Artist After Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564 - 1651)

Datelate 16th century

MediumEngraving

DimensionsPlate: 14 x 12 3/4 inches (35.56 x 32.39 cm)
Mat: 26 1/4 x 21 inches (66.68 x 53.34 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: Nelson Gallery Foundation

Object numberF89-12

Edition/State/ProofII/II

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Exhibition History

Thirty Years of Print Purchases for the Permanent Collection, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, November 19 - December 31, 1989, no. 10.

Gallery Label

The artificial elegance of the figure is typical of the refined Northern Mannerist style. The smoke emerging from the jar symbolizes the transient nature of wealth, as do the discarded crown and scepter on the table. The Latin inscription on the border states that all is vanity.

Published References

Thirty Years of Print Purchases for the Permanent Collection, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, November 19 - December 31, 1989, p. 5.

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