Skull in a Niche

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Bruyn Bartholomaeus (Barthel) the Elder - Skull in a Niche
Number:014979
Title:Skull in a Niche
Artist: Bruyn, Bartholomaeus (Barthel), the Elder (1493-1555)
Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Method: Oil on canvas
Created: Early16th cen.
School: Germany
Category: Mythology, Allegory and Literature
Trend in art: Renaissance
Keywords: Death, Eternity, Skull, Transience, Vanitas, Vanity, Life and Death, Memento Mori, Death symbols, Vain, Futility