It is a skull and a book...here is the link:
http://www.renaissanceastrology.com/images/skullbook.jpg
Please Help!
2007-10-18 19:56:31 · 3 answers · asked by SupraTTHeaven 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Antonio de Pereda ~ The Knight's Dream
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/p/pereda/allegor.html
The Knight's Dream (Detail)
http://www.kfki.hu/~/arthp/html/p/pereda/allegord.html
http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=25486
2007-10-18 20:37:42 · answer #1 · answered by Compass Rose 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vanitas. The word is Latin, meaning "emptiness" and loosely translated corresponds to the meaninglessness of earthly life and the transient nature of vanity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanitas
2007-10-18 20:10:06 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The previous are both correct - you could also call it a 'memento mori' (remember, you too will die), to hang in a study or chapel.
2007-10-19 00:57:01 · answer #3 · answered by derfini 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋