Emblem of Vanitas (Lavater)
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"Emblem of Vanitas"[1][2] is an illustration from Physiognomische Fragmente zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntnis und Menschenliebe It depicts a human skull behind the mask of a pretty girl, signifying the ephemerality of all beauty. The drawing is similar to the later Parodie humaine[3] from the collection Cent légers croquis sans prétention pour réjouir les honnêtes gens by Félicien Rops.
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