1249138 Boy Blowing Soap Bubbles. Allegory on the Transitoriness and the Brevity of Life, 1663 (oil on canvas) by Dujardin, Karel (1626-78); 116x96.5 cm; Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: One hand holds the soap dish, a scallop shell which still holds a few trembling bubbles. The boy is balanced on a giant soap bubble, surfing the waves on an equally giant shell. ).