Flemish Carved Boxwood Vanitas of a Human Skull
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Flemish Carved Boxwood Vanitas of a Human Skull
Flemish Carved Boxwood Vanitas of a Human Skull
Period 1600-1700
Origin Flemish
Medium Boxwood
Period: 1600-1700
Origin: Flemish
Medium: Boxwood
Literature: The snake holds an apple in its jaws in an allusion to Adam, the fall, the mortality of man and the transitory nature of life. It is warning the viewer 'memento mori', and is admonishing him to do penance.
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