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| Jacopo Ligozzi, Vanitas, ca.1550-1627 |
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| Rachel Ruysch, Vanitas |
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| St Francis of Assisi, Artist unknown |
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| Georges de La Tour,The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame, c. 1638–1640 |
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Short But Sweet: Vanitas
Megan Flox-Lambert discusses Vanitas, some of it's symbolism and what it is meant to convey.
Tune in next week for another Short but Sweet!
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That top one by Jacopo Ligozzi is the ugliest painting I have ever seen, aside from the fact that it is quite superbly done. How could he stand to be near that thing in order to paint it? I would think he'd pass out.
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