Artwork Info: Vanitas still life with an upturned lute, a globe turned to the Pacific Ocean, an open copy of Rider Cardanus' The British Merlin , and an engraving of Caesar Octavianus Augustus

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Vanitas still life with an upturned lute, a globe turned to the Pacific Ocean, an open copy of Rider Cardanus' The British Merlin , and an engraving of Caesar Octavianus Augustus

Baroque
1656
75.0 x 63.0 cm

edwaert collier (1642 – 1708)

Explore the captivating vanitas & trompe-l'oeil paintings of edwaert collier (1642-1708), a Dutch Golden Age master known for intricate still lifes & symbolism.

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Title: Vanitas still life with an upturned lute, a globe turned to the Pacific Ocean, an open copy of Rider Cardanus' The British Merlin , and an engraving of Caesar Octavianus Augustus
Artist: edwaert collier
Year: 1656
Original dimensions: 75.0 x 63.0 cm
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Public domain
Creative period: Mature Period
Corpus context: vanitas tradition echoes , exploring knowledge & death
Main color: Phthalo Green
Keywords: rider cardanus , oil painting style , academic still life

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