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Woman in white satin dress in a stone window niche with a skull on a book, roses, a potted plant and a red patterned carpet.

Allegory of Transience

A woman in a white satin dress stands within a stone window niche, holding roses in her lap, while beside her a skull rests on an open book atop a richly patterned red carpet. A potted plant with pink blossoms and a small seated figure complete the still life against a dark background.

Artist
attributed to Willem van Mieris, Frans van Mieris (I) [rejected attribution]
Date
1670-1681
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3102 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1681.
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

Español: Alegoría de la fugacidad

Una mujer con un vestido de satén blanco está de pie dentro de un nicho de ventana de piedra, sosteniendo rosas en el regazo, mientras a su lado un cráneo descansa sobre un libro abierto encima de una alfombra roja de estampado rico. Una planta en maceta con flores rosadas y una pequeña figura sentada completan la naturaleza muerta contra un fondo oscuro.

Português: Alegoria da efemeridade

Uma mulher com um vestido de cetim branco está de pé dentro de um nicho de janela de pedra, segurando rosas no colo, enquanto ao seu lado uma caveira repousa sobre um livro aberto em cima de um tapete vermelho de padronagem rica. Uma planta em vaso com flores cor-de-rosa e uma pequena figura sentada completam a natureza-morta contra um fundo escuro.

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