Allegory of Transience (Vanitas) by Johannes de Groot
An engraving of a vanitas allegory set in a garden with foliage at left. A nude youth sits at lower left beside a skull, while a nude adult figure reclines at right holding a bird aloft above a seated woman, with bubbles drifting in the sky. Pale tonal shading gives the scene a soft, dreamlike quality.
- Artist
- Johannes de Groot (II) (mentioned on object)
- Date
- 1745
- Medium
- Source
- Rijksmuseum
- Size
- 3362 × 4000 px
Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1745.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
