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An Allegory of Vanity
An Allegory of Vanity

An Allegory of Vanity

Artist Matthijs van den Bergh Flemish, 1615–1687
Date1651
MediumOil on oak panel
Dimensions8 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (20.6 x 15.9 cm)
Frame: 12 3/8 x 10 1/2 x 1 11/16 in. (31.4 x 26.7 x 4.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object number2012.7
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated Flanders [present day Belgium], 1651. Private collection, Belgium; [sale, Belgium, 2011]; [Jan Six Fine Art, Amsterdam, in association with Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London]; sold to NCMA, 2012.
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