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Archive for February 15th, 2006

Feb 15, 2006

History of the skull as symbol

Still-life with a skull (vanitas) by Philippe de Champaigne.
vanitas
think of the scene from shakespeare’s hamlet where the prince holds a skull of yorick, a former servant, bemoaning the pointlessness and temporary nature of worldly matters. certain themes characteristic of a specific philosophy have been commonly represented during an era, and an iconography has been developed […]