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Allegory of Vanity
Jan Miense Molenaer1633
The Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, United States
Haarlem artist Jan Miense Molenaer was one of the leading painters of genre scenes—scenes of everyday life—in the first half of the 17th century. Though set in a wealthy Dutch middle class home with contemporary furnishings, this painting is more than a scene of daily life: it is an allegory about the vain love of earthly pleasure
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Details
- Title: Allegory of Vanity
- Creator: Jan Miense Molenaer
- Date Created: 1633
- Physical Location: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
- Physical Dimensions: 40 1/4 x 50 in. (102 x 127 cm)
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Depicted Topic: Gigapixel Collection
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