Vanitas | Jan Fris | 1672 16th Century A small crowd gathers in

A small crowd gathers in stunned silence—faces marked by fear

is a perfect addition to any collection

animated dolls dressed in elaborate costumes appear to come to life

Executed with meticulous brushwork and a restrained palette of cool blues and soft yellows

A dog barks anxiously nearby

Vanitas | Jan Fris | 1672 16th Century A small crowd gathers inThe Vanitas pictures emerged beginning with the late years of the 15th century. These pictures have a symbolic meaning, as most old paintings in art history: they are a representation of Vanity and also Vainglory (unjustified boasting). It describes through the visual language the meaningless in the efforts of gathering valuable material objects, earthly goods and pursuits and the ephemerality of earthly pleasures: in the middle of the richly depicted