Vanitas still lifes Joris van Son



a vanitas still-life


vanitas still lifes of van son listed first time in 1666 in antwerp. of garland paintings vanitas paintings. example case composition allegory of human life (at walters art museum). composition contains typical symbols present in vanitas paintings: skull, burning candle , hourglass. flowers in high bloom , butterflies refer fleetingness of things. garland painting vanitas motif 3 putti vanitas symbols within decorated cartouche (at lempertz on 15 november 2014, cologne, lot 1072) typical symbols of vanitas appear: skull, soap bubbles , opulently glittering vases reference transience of things and, in particular, of earthly wealth.


a pure vanitas painting vanitas still-life skull, pistol, lute broken strings, flute (at christie s on 10 december 2004, london lot 59), in wide range of vanitas symbols displayed on table. on lower right of painting inscribed words vanitas, vanitas. et omnia vanitas , refers famous line of ecclesiastes, in latin version of bible called vulgate 1:2; 12:8 rendered vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas. in king james version translated vanity of vanities, vanity .








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