Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565-1607)
after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566-1651)
published by Robert de Baudous (Flemish, c. 1575-c. 1656)
Vanity, Vanity, All is Vanity
INV-1889
Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565-1607)
after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566-1651)
published by Robert de Baudous (Flemish, c. 1575-c. 1656)c. 1600
Vanity, Vanity, All is Vanity
Jan Saenredam (Dutch, 1565-1607) after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566-1651) published by Robert de Baudous (Flemish, c. 1575-c. 1656) →engravingpaper
Date
c. 1600
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 37.5 × 32.1 cm (14 13/16 × 12 11/16 in.); Plate: 37.8 × 32.4 cm (14 15/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 38.4 × 33.5 cm (15 1/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment
This depiction of a sexually provocative woman as the embodiment of vanity is one of the earliest collabora-tions between the designer Abraham Bloemaert and the printmaker Jan Saenredam. A virtuoso display of Mannerist printmaking, it features elegant calligraphy (probably by another hand), billowing smoke, and luxurious fabrics.