Vanitas
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvæn.ɪˌtɑs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vanitas is a noun meaning (painting) A type of still life painting, symbolic of mortality, characteristic of Dutch painting of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Meaning
(painting) A type of still life painting, symbolic of mortality, characteristic of Dutch painting of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Example Sentences
In her straight-ahead photographs of storefronts, an arrangement of shoes or shrink-wrapped furniture becomes a vanitas still life.
Word Forms
- vanitases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vertu, verdaille, vainesse, virtu, vauntery, obit.
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