Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas [graphic]. [ca. 1680]

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Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas [graphic]. [ca. 1680]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/417589097

The print after a drawing by Schönfeld shows a mourning philosopher resting his head on his left hand, and extending his right hand, palm upturned. An emaciated human body, skulls, small animal carcasses, an antique vase and a dead crane are scattered on the ground. A headless figure stands prominently on a stone wall.

1 print : etching, engraving, b&w ; image 41 x 31.2 cm., on sheet 43.2 x 31.8 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7441217

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Ehinger, Gabriel,

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Painter and engraver (1652-1736) born in Augsburg, who possibly received training from Johann Heinrich Schönfeld. From the description of Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas [graphic]. [ca. 1680] (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 417589097 ...

Schönfeld, Johann Heinrich, 1609-approximately 1682

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