Vanitas Still Life
Item
- Title
- Vanitas Still Life
- Creator
- Edwaert Collier
- Date Created
- 1662
- Location
- Dutch
- Publisher
- Met
- Identifier
- 71.19
- Medium
- oil, wood
- Physical Dimensions
- 94 x 112.1 cm
- focus
- Who's the guy? Why are the skull and hourglass so hidden? What is the pouch on the table behind the violin? Is that a glass pitcher behind it? Knocked over dishes in the forefront. Clay dish with something burning? Does the draped fabric have significance? Is the tablecloth indicative of wealth? Stone column in the background. Identify the wind instrument, writing in the books, and possibly musical composition. Is there anything symbolic on the globe? "Vanitas" written on the piece of paper peeking out of the book pages above the violin. Violin string(s) broken--discord. Gold ring. Items on the verge of falling off of the table.


