Bertolami Fine Arts srl Piazza Lovatelli, 1 00186 Roma Italia, Italy
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Sessione I: Martedì 6 dicembre 2022 alle ore 15:00 CET (Lotti 1-301)
Sessione II: Mercoledì 7 dicembre 2022 alle ore 15:00 CET (Lotti 302-560)
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LOT 341:
Continental ceramic skull - 20th century‘Memento Mori' depicting a skull. A vanitas is a symbolic ...
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Start price:
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380
Estimated price :
€500 - €600
Buyer's Premium: 27%
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Continental ceramic skull - 20th century
‘Memento Mori' depicting a skull.
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 Wonderland Room (Wunderkammer), but also acted as contemplative reminders of mortality.
Height x width x depth: 15 x 20 x 13 cm.
Item condition grading: **** good.
