Аукцион 261 Часть 1
от Bertolami Fine Art
14.6.23
Bertolami Fine Arts srl Piazza Lovatelli, 1 00186 Roma Italia, Италия

Inizio asta:

Sessione I: Mercoledì 14 giugno 2023 alle ore 15:00 CEST (Lotti 1-281) Oggetti d'arte, Avori, Wunderkammer, Argenti, Penne

Sessione II: Giovedì 15 giugno 2023 alle ore 15:00 CEST (Lotti 282-723) Gioielli, Orologi, Monete da investimento


Аукцион закончен

ЛОТ 26:

German Vanitas with double-sided bronze skull - 18th century

""Memento Mori"", Vanitas ...


Стартовая цена:
2 600
Эстимейт :
€4 000 - €6 000
Комиссия аукционного дома: 26% Далее
Аукцион проходил 14.6.23 в Bertolami Fine Art
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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.