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Engraving of a winged putto standing on a skull, blowing bubbles, with a flower vase at left, a smoking urn at right, and Latin text below.

Allegory of Transience (Quis Evadet?)

A chubby winged putto stands on a human skull, blowing soap bubbles from a clay pipe held in one hand. Flowers in a vase sit at left, a smoking urn at right, and Latin verses fill the lower margin in this fine engraving.

Artist
Hendrick Goltzius
Date
c. 1590
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2265 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1595).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds

Español: Alegoría de la fugacidad (Quis evadet?) grabado

Un putto alado y regordete está de pie sobre un cráneo humano, soplando burbujas de jabón desde una pipa de barro que sostiene en una mano. A la izquierda hay flores en un jarrón, a la derecha una urna humeante, y versos latinos llenan el margen inferior.

Português: Alegoria da transitoriedade (Quis evadet?) gravura

Um putto alado e rechonchudo está de pé sobre um crânio humano, soprando bolhas de sabão de um cachimbo de barro que segura em uma das mãos. À esquerda há flores em um vaso, à direita uma urna fumegante, e versos latinos preenchem a margem inferior.

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