Vanity (vanitas)

Ecclesiastes, “son of David, king of Jerusalem”, wrote in his poetic Book (1:2) “vanity of vanities! All is vanity”.

Eclesiastes, 'filho de David, rei de Jerusalém' escreveu no seu poético Livro (1:2) “Vaidade das vaidades! Tudo é vaidade”.

Pieter Boel (1622-1674)-'vanity-allegory of the vanities of the world'-oil on canvas-1663    Lille-Palais des Beaux-Arts

Adam Bernaert (work period 1660-1669)-'vanitas'-oil on panel-ca 1665    Mount Vernon-Walters Art Museum

Abraham Mignon (1640-1679)-'the Nature as symbol of vanitas'-oil on canvas-(1665-1679)    Darmstadt-Hessisches Landesmuseum

Antonio de Pereda (1611-1678)-'allegory of vanity'-(1632-1636)    Wien-Kunsthistorisches Museum Gemäldegalerie

Pieter Claeszoon (1597-1660) formely attributed to Clara Peeters (fl 1607-1621)-'vanitas still life'-oil on panel-1630    The Hague-Maurithuis