VANITAS

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Lot 08
Unknown author VANITAS

18th century
oil on canvas
82 x 56 cm (h x w)
unsigned

Starting price

2 000 CZK
| 83 €

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Along with the symbolism of the objects, vanitas paintings can be interpreted based on their composition, lighting, and historical context. Each visual element provides clues to the artist’s intent and to the philosophical message hidden within the work. The skull and flowers of fleeting beauty are accompanied by a scroll bearing a musical composition and the inscription “All is vanity.” The snail shell refers to mortal life, which slowly slips away.

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BAPTISM OF A CHRIST

SALOMÉ S HLAVOU JANA KŘTITELE

CRUCIFIED

SAINT BARBARA

SAINT BARBARA

PORTRAIT OF VENETIAN

PORTRAIT OF A MAN

VANITAS

SUPPER AT EMMAUS

BABY JESUS SLEEPING ON A CROSS

FRANZISKA DE PAULA SALM-REIFFERSCHEIDT

PORTRAIT OF A GIRL WITH A ROSE

SAINT JOHN OF NEPOMUK

LAMENTATION (MOURNING OF CHRIST)

STILL LIFE WITH CHERRIES

CRUCIFIXION

PORTRAIT OF A MAN

DRINKING MOTIF

SHEPHERDS NEAR KÖNIGSEE - PAIRED PAINTINGS

GIRLS SITTING IN A LANDSCAPE

ISLAND OF THE DEAD

LOVE IN ANCIENT ROME

ON THE RIVERBANK

BASILICA OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IN STRAHOV

STILL LIFE III.

GIRL WITH A FAN

A VIEW OF PRAGUE

VANISHED PRAGUE - RIVER SKATING

SACRÉ COEUR

LA CLAIRIÉRE

WALLACHIAN LANDSCAPE

WINTER LANDSCAPE

LANDSCAPE WITH A BELL-POST

STILL LIFE WITH PEARS AND APPLES

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN WINTER

SITTING NUDE

SEA COAST

AN ALBANIAN WARRIOR AND AN ALBANIAN WOMAN

RECUMBENT NUDE

LANDSCAPE WITH A CLOUDY SKY

LANDSCAPE WITH A CASTLE

MOUNTAIN BRIDGE

BROOK IN AUTUMN

ROME

SUNSET AT THE SEA COAST

FRENCH LANDSCAPE

PIAZZA SAN STEFANO

FEAST IN DIVÁKY

PATH BETWEEN FIELDS

AUTUMN LANDSCAPE WITH A BRIDGE

SUMMER STILL LIFE

LANDSCAPE WITH A BOUQUET

PAIRED PAINTINGS - IN A THEATRE

CARRYING OF THE CROSS

BOUQUET OF LILIES

MEETING 4

LUMPACIVAGABUNDUS

STEAMBOATS ON VLTAVA

COMPOSITION

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