A Vanitas still life in the style of a 17th-century painting. And Vanitas, which stands for vanity, is a still life that refers to the passage of time and our impermanence. It is symbolic of the inevitability of death and the transience of worldly achievements and pleasures. Numerous small symbolic details make up this still life. The earthly pleasures in the form of wine and some coins. The knowledge amassed over the course of a life is depicted by books. The top book almost closed. The keys refer to life experience and the many doors that close and open in the course of our lives. The red Rose for love. The candle almost burned out and the hourglass refer to our mortality, and the clock shows that time flies.
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