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Vanitas with skull, books, and hourglass
Oil on canvas
cm. 50,5x55. Framed
On the right-hand page of the open book in the foreground is the inscription: “AB VIERO / TRANSLATUM AD / TUMULUM” (From the maternal womb transferred to the tomb); on the spine of the closed book beneath is the inscription “MEMENTO MORI” (Remember that you must die).
€ 4.500,00 / 6.000,00
Estimate
€ 4.000,00
Starting price
Unsold
Live auction 389
OLD MASTER PAINTINGS FROM 16th to 19th CENTURY
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, thu 25 June 2026
SINGLE SESSION 25/06/2026 Hours 15:00