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Putto with Skull, Rose, and Hourglass

c. 1610
Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651)
Bloemaert's putto is displayed with a skull, rose, and hourglass, three vanitas symbols: reminders of the brevity of mortal life and the fleeting nature of time.

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