Los Nr. 26 - Auction 261

Los Nr. 26

German Vanitas with double-sided bronze skull - 18th century
Schätzpreis:
4.000,00/6.000,00 €
Ausrufpreis:
2.600,00 EUR
Aktuelles Gebot:
0,00 EUR

Gebote

Status:
geschl. Auktion

Beschreibung

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.

Nur registrierte Bentuzer dürfen Gebote hinzufügen.
Bitte melden Sie sich an, oder registrieren Sie sich für Ihren persönlichen Zugang.
Für weitere Informationen schreiben Sie uns an info@bertolamifineart.com