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Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas

$5,869.33List Price

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Antique Vanitas Oil Painting, Antique Memento Mori Oil Painting, Antique Skull Oil Painting, Gothic Antique Painting, 19th Century Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting. Early 19th Century French Vanitas Oil Painting on Canvas. The Old Master Vanitas Still Life Painting depicts a skull, book and rosary. Oil on canvas, lined. Unsigned. In gold gilt period frame. Very well painted, attractive highly decorative Vanitas skull painting. Good period condition strong colour. Craquelure appropriate to period. Vanitas (Latin for 'vanity') in this context meaning pointlessness, or futility, is a genre of art which uses symbolism to show the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death, and thus the vanity of ambition and all worldly desires. The paintings involved still life imagery of transitory items. The genre began in the 16th century and continued into the 17th century. Vanitas art is a type of allegorical art representing a higher ideal. Memento Mori is a similar theme which when translated from Latin means, "remember that you will die." A group of painters in Leiden began to produce Vanitas paintings in the beginning of the 16th century and they continued into the 17th century. Vanitas art is an allegorical art representing a higher ideal or containing hidden meanings. Vanitas are very formulaic and they use literary and traditional symbols to convey mortality. Vanitas often have a message that is rooted in religion or the Christian Bible. In the 17th Century the Vanitas genre was popular among Dutch painters. The paintings often have symbolic imagery which attempts to convey the message that all people die, encouraging the viewer to think about the futility of our earthly pursuits. The well known Spanish Vanitas refer to Spain's rulers and the politics of Spain. It was popular to include skulls in Vanitas paintings as a symbol of the ephemeral nature of life. H: 46.3 x W: 38.2 cm (Frame: 56.5 x 49cm).

Dimensions:
Height: 18.23 in (46.3 cm)Width: 15.04 in (38.2 cm)Depth: 2.37 in (6 cm)
Style:
Gothic (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Canvas,Giltwood,Paint,Wood,Carved,Painted,Woodwork
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1830
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Good period condition strong colour. Craquelure appropriate to period.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU10296243628312

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