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Vanity Piece

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 65.7 x 59.9 cm
  • Inv. 1973-AD

Public Domain

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Artist

Anonymous Master
painters (artists)AAT

Title Vanity Piece
Period 17th century
Location Northern Netherlands
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription and apocryphal signature at the bottom centre on the letter: MEMETO MORI / JD. De Heem ft
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1973-AD
Acquisition credit gift
Frey, Alice
Ghent
1973
Current whereabouts Work on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1973-AD
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3038/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300015638 still lifes AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11R5 (personifications of) 'Vanitas', the vanity of human life; Fragilita humana, Fugacita delle grandezze della gloria mondana, Meditatione della morte, Opera vana, Piacere vano, Vana gloria, Vanita (Ripa) Iconclass
11R6 'Vanitas' still life Iconclass
11R71 skull as symbol of 'Vanitas' Iconclass
22C light Iconclass
22C8 shadow Iconclass
23U22 hourglass Iconclass
25F28(BAT) flying mammals: bat Iconclass
25G4(IVY) plants and herbs: ivy Iconclass
31A511 mirror Iconclass
31F symbols and personifications of Death Iconclass
41A774 container of glass: bottle, jar, vase Iconclass
41B31 candle Iconclass
41B34 oil-lamp Iconclass
41C711 wine ~ alcoholic drinks Iconclass
41C74 tobacco Iconclass
41C741 pipe ~ tobacco Iconclass
41E still life of miscellaneous objects Iconclass
41E1 still life of related objects Iconclass
47H6 textile fabric, cloth Iconclass
48C7351 flute, aulos, tibia Iconclass
49L641 paper (writing material) Iconclass
49L65 seal, stamp Iconclass
School / Style Baroque AAT
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 186-187 (ill.))
Over het genot van de zintuigen in de schilderkunst : Hypersensitief ; Joachim Wtewael - Fernand Khnopff - Robert Devriendt (tentoonstelling Sint-Niklaas, tentoonstellingszaal Zwijgershoek, 30.09.2012 - 31.01.2013) / Annemie De Gendt, Robert Devriendt. - Sint-Niklaas : Stad Sint-Niklaas, 2012
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