What is the intent behind the use of vanitas symbols such as those in Jan Steen's The Dancing Couple?
a. to symbolize eternal punishment for Protestants who indulge in sin
b. to show Dutch domesticity
c. to remind the viewer of the fleeting nature of human life
d. to rally support for the Catholic Church in seventeenth-century Dutch culture
Answer: c
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