What is the intent behind the use of vanitas symbols, such as the overturned pitcher of cut flowers and a pile of broken eggshells 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 rally support for farmers in seventeenth-century Dutch culture
D. to remind the viewer of the fleeting nature of human life
Answer: D
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