vanitas o vanitas

Ever present in history and worldwide is the icon of the skull. It is not the only Vanitas symbol but it is the primary one. This site explores found, accidental, supposed and constructed images of Vanitas, primarily the skull, as a symbol of both the eternal and the ephemeral.

Saturday, January 31, 2015

preparing the young

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skull with fancy quiff

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death in a bird bath

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Building 36 skull

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skull & other

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window sill babies and skulls

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Coaster Skull

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menu skull

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evil plan

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Grant McCracken's Skulls

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t-shirt skull-1

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Friday, January 30, 2015

soap bubble skull?

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FREE Comedy skull

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LA GUNS

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hard rubbish skull

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Release the Hounds

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Sideways skull from the Hood

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Mavericks Psychobilly Skull

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Garden Feature Skull

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

MINEN

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Philippe's Vanitas

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front porch skull

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Last Chance to Dance

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Cap skull

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Gemskull

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movie skull

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open top skull

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railway skull

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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Hell no We're Closed

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Luggage Skull

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rock on

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Studio Skull (1)

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$45 Skull

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THE VISIBLE WOMAN

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happy medico

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happy academic

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skull rack

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

happy skull

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warning

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Fots Pawk H2OS

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imagined skull seen in delerium

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actor with skull

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model skull

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Rohani's skull

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newspaper skull

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Kowloon skulls

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Crowie's Skulls

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Sunday, January 25, 2015

boy soldier & skull

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FRUIT STAND YES skull NY city

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skary skull

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