Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877-1958), Vanity, 1907, oil on panel, 57.1 x 38.1 cm. Royal Academy of Arts-
Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877-1958), Vanity, 1907, oil on panel, 57.1 x 38.1 cm. Royal Academy of Arts-The subject matter and composition of ‘Vanity’ are derived from Italian Renaissance painting. Cowper has bedecked his youthful beauty with jewels and given her a hand-mirror to signify vanity. She stands before a vine, heavy with ripe grapes, suggestive of abundance and pleasure. Read more -- source link
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