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12 décembre 2025

Memento Mori, bead from a chaplet or rosary, probably French (Paris?), first half of the 19th century

Memento Mori, bead from a chaplet or rosary, probably French (Paris?), first half of the 19th century
Memento Mori, bead from a chaplet or rosary, probably French (Paris?), first half of the 19th century. Carved elephant ivory. Height: 5.5cm. Victoria and Albert Museum, 216-1867. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. This is an ivory memento mori, depicting...
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12 décembre 2025

Skull, German, 2nd third 17th century (?)

Skull, German, 2nd third 17th century (?)
Skull, German, 2nd third 17th century (?). Ivory. B. 4,9 cm; T. 6,6 cm; H. ca. 5,4 cm. Kunstkammer, 4642 © Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer.
12 décembre 2025

Skull, German, 2nd third 17th century (?)

Skull, German, 2nd third 17th century (?)
Skull, German, 2nd third 17th century (?). Ivory. Kunstkammer, 4639 © Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer.
12 décembre 2025

Vanitas Head, German, 1st half 17th century

Vanitas Head, German, 1st half 17th century
Vanitas Head, German, 1st half 17th century. Ivory. Kunstkammer, 4643 © Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer.
12 décembre 2025

C. Savary and B. Gaulthier, 'Memento Mori', France, 17th century

C. Savary and B. Gaulthier, 'Memento Mori', France, 17th century
C. Savary and B. Gaulthier, 'Memento Mori', France, 17th century. Engraving on paper. Victoria and Albert Museum, E.1662-1888 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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12 décembre 2025

Pendant, memento mori from a chaplet or rosary, northern France or South Netherlands, ca. 1520-1530

Pendant, memento mori from a chaplet or rosary, northern France or South Netherlands, ca. 1520-1530
Pendant, memento mori from a chaplet or rosary, ivory with traces of red and black paint, formed of four half-length figures placed back to back, northern France or South Netherlands, ca. 1520-1530. Height: 5cm; Width: 3.7cm; Depth: 3.4cm; Weight: 0.04kg....
15 août 2025

Ring, English, 17th century

Ring, English, 17th century
Ring, English, 17th century. Gold and diamond © National Museum of Scotland
21 mars 2025

Spice Box Shaped as a Skull, German, 17th century

Spice Box Shaped as a Skull, German, 17th century
Spice Box Shaped as a Skull, German, 17th century. Silver gilt, 3.2 × 2.2 × 2.7 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf, 1992.505. A fitting accessory for an eerie end, this tiny macabre pendant—under an inch tall and wide—is also a...
18 mars 2025

Simon Luttichuys (1619-1661), Vanité, vers 1635-1640, Londres, Huile sur bois, Gdansk Muzeum Narodowe. Ce tableau se présente comme une méditation sur la vanité des biens terrestres mais aussi sur la beauté des productions humaines, dans le domaine des...
23 février 2025

Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (Flemish, active 1659–about 1672),

Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (Flemish, active 1659–about 1672),
Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (Flemish, active 1659–about 1672), Vanitas Still Life, about 1667-1668. Oil on canvas, 84.4 x 78.1 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Abbott Lawrence Fund (58.357). A Flemish-born artist with international court ties, Cornelis...
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