top: Vanitas, Aelbert Jansz van der Schoor
bottom: unknown
Vanitas: genre of painting popular in the 16th and 17th centuries; served as a memento mori to viewers. Reflection on the transience of life and the inevitability of decay was meant to be evoked through the obvious use of skulls but also in the inclusion of symbols like the hourglass, burning candle, fruit and flowers, meat, and other ephemeral items.
On a fashion note, I think the bottom painting could be turned into a lovely print to be used in lieu of spring florals.
source: Rijksmuseum, myspace
On a fashion note, I think the bottom painting could be turned into a lovely print to be used in lieu of spring florals.
source: Rijksmuseum, myspace
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