Vanitas
Artist
Pieter van Roestraten
(Dutch, 1629 - 1700)
Date1678
Object number67.0621
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsframe: 120 x 99 x 6 1/4 in. (304.8 x 251.5 x 15.9 cm)
105 1/2 x 84 1/8 in. (268 x 213.7 cm)
105 1/2 x 84 1/8 in. (268 x 213.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
On View
Not on viewDescriptionThis unusually large still-life depicts some of the objects in the collection of the earls of Devonshire, including expensive porcelain and sumptuous fabrics. These goods are arranged precariously atop a refined table, with a deed for land and medallion dangling off the edge. Many of these items were luxury imports from dealings across the globe, and these collections of curios showed off the owner’s wealth and global influence. However, the half-hidden skull and nearby book of Ecclesiastes reminds us that these pursuits and material possessions mean little in the end.
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