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Dressed in exceptionally fine attire––fancy plumes, brocade collar, and slashed sleeves––this young man solemnly points at a skull he is carrying in his cloak. The juxtaposition of the skull and the lavish clothing is a message that frivolous pleasures are misguided and the bravado of youth is ephemeral.</div>
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Lucas van Leyden</div>
circa 1519 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1519-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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