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Lot 26 - Auction 261

German Vanitas with double-sided bronze skull - 18th century
Estimate:
4.000,00/6.000,00 €
Starting price:
2.600,00 EUR
Current bid:
0,00 EUR

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Description

German Vanitas with double-sided bronze skull - 18th century

""Memento Mori"", Vanitas represented by a double-sided skull depicting the head of a living figure on one side and the skull on the another. A vanitas is a symbolic work of art showing the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death. The skull was the symbol of death from the 1500s onwards; previously death was represented as a skeleton. Skulls were very popular in the Baroque period and were not only an essential part of any Chamber of Wonders (Wunderkammer), but also acted as contemplative reminders of mortality.


Height x width x depth: 13 x 13.5 x 10 cm. Weight: 890 g.


Item condition grading: **** good.

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