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A Vanitas Still-Life with a Skull, a Book and Roses
This painting is an allegory of the transience of life. It shows a number of objects symbolising the fleetingness of time and the vanity of all human ambition. As moral and religious metaphors, they exhort the viewer to observe moderation in worldly affairs and sensual pleasures. In depicting these objects, the artist is also showing off his skill at imitating reality – his painted roses admittedl…
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Creator
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Creation date
- 1628/1632
- 1628/1632
Provenance
- Purchase 1989
Identifier
- NM 6842
- 23891
Extent
- Mått 23,2 x 34,6 cm
Format
- Oil on wood
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:09:34.466Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:27:07.839Z