Vanités

Attributed to Jean Valette-Falgores, called Penot (Montauban 1710-1777),Vanitas still life with globe, violin, hourglass and military medal. Photo Sotheby's. oil on canvas; 37.8 by 42.5 cm.; 15 by 16 3/4 in. Estimation 6,000 — 8,000 GBP Provenance: Private collection, Rhineland. Sotheby's. Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale. London | 05 déc. 2013 - www.sothebys.com

Pieter Claesz. (Berchem 1597/8 - 1660/1 Haarlem), Vanitas still life with a book, a glass roemer, a skull, a lute, a pack of cards and piece of parchment on a table. Photo Sotheby's. signed with monogram lower centre on the seal: PC; oil on canvas; 49.7 by 65 cm.; 19 1/2 by 25 5/8 in. Estimation 50,000 — 70,000 GBP Provenance: With B. Rapp, Stockholm, 1949;Private collection, Sweden;With Charles Roelofs, Amsterdam, 1985;Sale, Stockholm, Bukowski, 25 April 1990, lot 364. Litterature: N.R.A. Vroom, A Modest Message, Schiedam 1980,... [Lire la suite]

German, 17th century, Pendant with a skull cameo. Photo courtesy Sotheby's jasper, mounted in gold; 38mm., 1½in. Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 GBP A similarly conceived, though possibly Roman, skull in amethyst is illustrated in J. Boardman et al., The art of gem engraving from Alexander the Great to Napoleon III, exh. cat. The Hakone Open-Air Museum and Fukuoka City Museum, 2008, pp. 213 and 355, no. 252. Sotheby's. European Sculpture & Works of Art. London | 04 déc. 2013, 11:00... [Lire la suite]

Henrick Andriessen, "Vanitas" {also known as "Still-life composition with human skull, globe, books, crown, miter, bubbles, mussel shell with bubble pipe, holly crown on skull, watch on table, candlestick (with reflection of artist's portrait)"} [c.1650]

Henrick Andriessen, Still Life with Mask, 17th century

Jacques de Gheyn the Elder, Vanitas Still Life, 1603

Simon Renard de Saint-André (1613/14-1677) – Vanité, vers 1650 – Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts

Art of the Curious installation shot. Contemporary collection of curiosities recreating the composition in a Vanitas Still Life painting by Peeter Sion the Elder (1624-1695.  LONDON - The concept of the Kunstkammer has undergone a revival in recent years and its appeal is highlighted by the number of strange and alluring objects that have been sold during the first week of the intriguing exhibition Art of the Curious at Colnaghi, 15 Old Bond Street, London.  The show is a collaboration between Colnaghi’s paintings... [Lire la suite]

“L’Allégorie de la vie Humaine de Philippe de Champaigne”, 1ère moitié du 17ème siècle

“Saint Jérôme en méditation” de Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen, XVIème siècle