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, December 31, 2016

Crumb blues skull

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Crumb & skull

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kit skull

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SPRAY GARDEN skull

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skull with blue lines

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Friday, December 30, 2016

skull with red lines

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skeleton

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skeleton with labels

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skull with yellow square

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pile of skulls

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skull mask & skeleton

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blurred skull and information in German

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Sunday, December 25, 2016

watching skull

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skull on a hat

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wearable skull

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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

CANDY SKULLS

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divided skull

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skull at the bar

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Buccaneer skull

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poster skull

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Sunday, December 18, 2016

skull on a plastic hat

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skull hoodie

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skull tee-shirt on the steps

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Peter's skull

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skull with bandana

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Saturday, December 17, 2016

Fiesta skull

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TITTY TWISTER skull

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skull outside a shop

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Michael's skull with snow?

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newspaper skull

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Friday, December 16, 2016

skull image in a collage

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airline warning skull

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illuminated cartoon skull

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backpack skull

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printed skull and other stuff

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Thursday, December 15, 2016

blackboard skull

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poster skull

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Richmond skull

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Skull Bike Bell

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hailan

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

skull with glasses

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$5.00 skulls

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plastic skulls

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happy little skulls

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skasteboard skull

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beer box skulls

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Monday, December 12, 2016

more beer box skulls

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oil painting of skulls

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Pat & Richard's skull

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