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Meaning of "vanitas"

Vanitas is a genre of symbolic art that focuses on the transient nature of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death. It often features symbols like skulls, wilting flowers, and hourglasses to remind viewers of the impermanence of earthly pursuits
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  • A type of still life painting, symbolic of mortality, characteristic of Dutch painting of the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Vanitas is a type of symbolic work of art.
These paintings are related to vanitas and transience motifs.
Their vanitas reaches a pathological level.
In fact it is about vanitas.
Vanitas triptych at long last.
Business lunch at vanitas.
Vanitas believes humans and vampires are the same.
Her refinedly painted still lifes often contain symbolic references for example to vanitas motives.
Vanitas thought for a moment.
It does resemble a bit of a Vanitas still life.
Vanitas and libraries.
So the painting seems to be a Vanitas still life.
Vanitas in a box.
Liberec or the mirrors from the Vanitas cycle.
I hope Vanitas and the others are safe.

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I did also play with Vanitas a little bit.
My big brother is the one you all call Vanitas.
An example is the Vanitas with a skull and a Moorish boy holding a portrait of the painter c.
Some of Cézannes depictions even pay homage to the vanitas genre by incorporating skulls.
Vanitas is the name of a character from the Kingdom Hearts franchise.
You were talking about Vanitas.
When I first saw Vanitas in the metal it was a complete surprise.
Here we have all the symbols of a Vanitas or a Memento mori.
But Dear Vanitas might heed my call.
Memento Mori with vanitas symbol.
Vanitas and Epitaphs.
A new generation of Vanitas.
This wonderful vanitas is very characteristic of the Dutch Golden Age.
I think I already asked you about Vanitas or memento mori.
Vanitas vanitatum! nothing is new under the sun.
An example is the composition Vanitas still life Hermitage Museum.
Their first collection was presented during the Milan Furniture show at Vanitas Gallery.
Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas, as they used to say.
Cartouche with Vanitas.
Vanitas are one of his favorite themes, typical of classical sceneries.
Portraits of Vanitas.
Vanitas are one of his favourite themes, typical of classical sceneries.
His right elbow rests on a skull, a vanitas reference.
Vanitas would never wish to be seen like that if he could help it!
Though come to think of it, it does resemble a bit of a vanitas still life.
Vanitas themes were common in medieval funerary art, with most surviving examples in sculpture.
A sin-eater may only have one vanitas at a time.
He is known for vanitas and tromp l'oeil paintings in the style of his father.
When the wings are closed, the work shows a vanitas motif of a skull and cross.
Featuring eight artists, Suicide Narcissus is a group exhibition meant to serve as a contemporary vanitas.
These paintings, many of which have a vanitas motif, were popular with collectors of cabinet paintings.
This dialogue with her mirror image is genuine dialogue, reversing the vanitas motif.
He couldn't believe Vanitas had done that.
He also painted a number of floral still life paintings, dead bird paintings and vanitas paintings.
He didn't want Vanitas to think that anything was going on.

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