# Allegory of Vanity

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CANDID, Peter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/candid-peter-r2024f40537f314>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on panel, 41 x 28 cm

## Commentary

The painting represents a Janus-faced woman with a mirror around which winds a snake. Candid was one of several Italian-trained Mannerist artists employed by the courts of Europe and was the leading figure in Munich from 1600 to 1628. His versatility led Sandrart to describe him as a &#39;universal painter&#39;. For the Duke and Elector Maximilian, Candid frescoed numerous buildings in Munich, including the Residenz and Schleissheim Palace.

## Related artworks

- [Adoration of the Shepherds](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/candid-peter-r2024f40537f314/adoration-of-the-shepherds-r5de7981d4e3759>)
- [Female head](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/candid-peter-r2024f40537f314/female-head-r4b4e520fa6bf65>)
- [St Margaret of Antioch](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/candid-peter-r2024f40537f314/st-margaret-of-antioch-r749ba64d372ad2>)
- [Virgin and Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/candid-peter-r2024f40537f314/virgin-and-child-raf25d88f3a1eb9>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)