Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas)

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Number:020740

Title:Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas)

Artist: Hals, Frans I (1581-1666)

Museum: National Gallery, London

Method: Oil on canvas

Created: 1627

School: Holland

Category: Portrait
Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Trend in art: Baroque

Keywords: Death, Eternity, Barock, Skull, Book, Drawing, Transience, Money, Helmet, Plume, Vanitas, Vanity, Life and Death, Memento Mori, Death symbols, Vain, Futility, Sinful, Depts, Stinginess, Riche, Riches, Wealth, Opulence, Richness, Affluence, Abundance, Luxuriancy, Cornucopia, Prosperity, Wealthiness, Plume hat