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The image shows a cherub-like figure sitting down. The figure has a reclined posture on the ground with legs extended and one arm on its knee while the other arm is bent. The figure has a cherub face with chubby cheeks and short hair. It is naked. An hourglass is near its left side. There are bushes and trees around the figure. In the background, there is a classical architectural element, possibly a column. The artwork is detailed with illustrative lines.
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The image shows a cherub-like figure sitting down. The figure has a reclined posture on the ground with legs extended and one arm on its knee while the other arm is bent. The figure has a cherub face with chubby cheeks and short hair. It is naked. An hourglass is near its left side. There are bushes and trees around the figure. In the background, there is a classical architectural element, possibly a column. The artwork is detailed with illustrative lines.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Allegory of Vanity

Cornelis Schut I

Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 6 x 7.3 cm (2 3/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1996.113.11
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • Flemish
  • time of day
  • allegory
  • Putto
  • Hourglass
Provenance

(Sale, London, Christie's, 27 June 1996, lot 55); purchased (via Artemis) by NGA, 1996.

Inscription

manuscript list of numbers on verso

NGA object ID 96654. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.