作品詳細

コレクションNo.

NGL002246

作品No.

NG6458

画像No.

N-6458-00-000032-A3

 

 

作品名

Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas)

作品名欧文

Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas)

 

 

作家名

フランス・ハルス（コピー）

作家名欧文

Hals，Frans

 

 

生没年

1581/85‐1666

 

 

制作年

1626-8

材質・形状

Oil on canvas

寸法

92.2 x 80.8 cm

 

 

画像データ

20.7MB

解説

This painting is not a portrait. The skull held by the boy is a reminder of the transience of life and the certainty of death. Such a subject is known as a 'Vanitas' (Latin for vanity), a name derived from a verse in the Old Testament (Ecclesiastes 12: 8), 'Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, all is vanity.' The Netherlandish tradition of showing young boys holding skulls is well-established and can be traced back to engravings of the early 16th century. The exotic clothing recalls that used in allegorical and genre subjects by the Utrecht followers of Caravaggio, the so-called 'Caravaggisti'. The painting can be dated to around 1626/8.