The ill-matched couple (Vanitas) by Simon Vouet (1621)

Painting of a young woman pointing at herself while an old man leans behind her beside a skull on a table.

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The ill-matched couple (Vanitas), Simon Vouet (1621), National Museum in Warsaw. Via artnap.com

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A young woman in a dark dress and yellow drape points toward her own chest while an elderly bearded man with white hair leans close behind her, gesturing with an open hand. A human skull rests on a red-covered table in the lower right, a vanitas motif. Simon Vouet painted The ill-matched couple (Vanitas) in 1621, now held by the National Museum in Warsaw.

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Date

1621

Medium

Painting

Museum

National Museum in Warsaw

License

Public domain