"Piet Van Havermaet (1834-1897) Large Painting, Memento Mori, Vanitas 1853"
Oil on canvas mounted on a châssis. Without frame.Signature lower right: PV Havermaet 1853
The painting is in good condition. Note that it has doubled canvas and there are also old restorations.
Magnificent allegory from the 19th century with a great sense of details.
High quality painting.
Vanity or Memento mori.
A vanity is an allegorical representation of the fragility of human life and the conceit of what human beings attach themselves to during it. The most common symbolic elements to express vanity are death, the passing of time, the emptiness of human passions and activities. Money, jewelry, collectibles, weapons and crowns refer to the vanity of wealth and power. Pipes, wine, musical instruments and games evoke the vanity of pleasures.
Size: 97 x 83 cm
Piet Van Havermaet (1834-1897) 19th century. Belgian.
Painter of landscapes, portraits and still lifes.
Initially he was a student at the Antwerp Academy, he became later a professor there.
Museums: Antwerp: Royal Museum of Fine Arts - Antwerp: National Railway Museum
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