Vanity of Vanity, all is Vanity

By Fuck Death on June 25, 2008 6:04 PM | | Comments (0)
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"Vanity of Vanity, all is vanity." - Ecclesiates (1:2)

"Vanitas art", a genre emerging from the Sixteenth Century, reminded it's viewer
of the frailty of life and the often quality taxing distractions of glory and wealth.

Above, a work by Philippe de Champaigne, a master of subtlety!
 

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