Transience Collection (#5)

The Ages and Death. Artist: Baldung, Hans (1484-1545)
The Ages and Death. Found in the collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Old Woman Tearing at her Hair. Artist: Massys, Quentin (1466?1530)
Old Woman Tearing at her Hair. Found in the collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Lost Illusions (The Evening). Artist: Gleyre, Charles (1808-1874)
Lost Illusions (The Evening). Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

The Haywain, Allegory of the Vanity of the World. Artist: Mostaert, Gillis (1534-1598)
The Haywain, Allegory of the Vanity of the World. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Death and the Miser, ca 1485. Artist: Bosch, Hieronymus (c. 1450-1516)
Death and the Miser, ca 1485. Found in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington

Memento Mori, Early16th cen Artist: Previtali, Andrea (ca 1480-1528)
Memento Mori, Early16th cen.. Found in the collection of the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

Vanity (La Vanita), 1897. Artist: Segantini, Giovanni (1858-1899)
Vanity (La Vanita), 1897. Found in the collection of the Kunsthaus Zurich

Marriage for Wealth Officiated by the Devil, ca. 1600. Artist: Saenredam, Jan (1565-1607)
Marriage for Wealth Officiated by the Devil, ca. 1600. From a private collection

Banquet with Musicians, ca. 1600. Artist: Passe, Crispijn van de, the Elder (1564-1637)
Banquet with Musicians, ca. 1600. From a private collection

The Three Ages. Artist: Backer, Jacob, de (1540 / 45-ca. 1600)
The Three Ages. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Trompe l oeil with Studio Wall and Vanitas Still Life, 1668. Artist: Gijsbrechts
Trompe l oeil with Studio Wall and Vanitas Still Life, 1668. Found in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Vanity Still Life (Christ in the House of Martha and Mary), 1552. Artist: Aertsen, Pieter (1508-1575)
Vanity Still Life (Christ in the House of Martha and Mary), 1552. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Isle of the Dead, 1883. Artist: Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901)
Isle of the Dead, 1883. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The Shepherds Dream, 1786. Artist: Fussli (Fuseli), Johann Heinrich (1741-1825)
The Shepherds Dream, 1786. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

In the old park. (All in the Past), 1926. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)
In the old park. (All in the Past), 1926. Found in the collection of the V. Vasnetsov Memorial Museum, Moscow

Harlequin and Death, 1918. Artist: Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939)
Harlequin and Death, 1918. From a private collection

Vanitas, 1520-1524. Found in the collection of Pinacoteca dell Accademia dei Concordi, Rovigo

Mortal man (Parable), Early 18th cen Artist: Russian icon
Mortal man (Parable), Early 18th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

We are deserted, 1899. Artist: Myasoedov, Grigori Grigoryevich (1834-1911)
We are deserted, 1899. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Kharkov

A Girl Student, 1904. Artist: Myasoedov, Grigori Grigoryevich (1834-1911)
A Girl Student, 1904. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Museum, Poltava

A Lady of the Manor, 1886. Artist: Makovsky, Konstantin Yegorovich (1839-1915)
A Lady of the Manor, 1886. Found in the collection of the Regional Art Museum, Sumy

Vanity Still Life. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Vanity Still Life (Christ in the House of Martha and Mary). Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

The death between seven heads. Private Collection

Young Widow, 1850. Artist: Kapkov, Yakov Fyodorovich (1816-1854)
Young Widow, 1850. Found in the collection of the Regional I. Kramskoi Art Museum, Voronezh

Vanity. Found in the Collection of Hofburg Brixen

Vanitas Still Life. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life. Private Collection

Vanitas Still Life, 1662. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life, 1662. Private Collection

Vanitas Still Life, 1632. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life, 1632. Private Collection

The Bridge outside Arendal. Artist: Fearnley, Thomas (1802-1842)
The Bridge outside Arendal. Found in the collection of National Museum of Art, Oslo

Oak Tree by the Elbe in Winter. Artist: Dahl, Johan Christian Clausen (1788-1857)
Oak Tree by the Elbe in Winter. Found in the collection of National Museum of Art, Oslo

Dresden by Moonlight. Artist: Dahl, Johan Christian Clausen (1788-1857)
Dresden by Moonlight. Found in the collection of National Museum of Art, Oslo

The Sound of the Old Park, 1926. Artist: Vasnetsov, Appolinari Mikhaylovich (1856-1933)
The Sound of the Old Park, 1926. Found in the collection of the V. Vasnetsov Memorial Museum, Moscow

Inconsolable grief, 1884. Artist: Kramskoi, Ivan Nikolayevich (1837-1887)
Inconsolable grief, 1884. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Mourning the Death of Michail Vrubel, 1910-1911. Artist: Denisov, Vasily Ivanovich (1862-1921)
Mourning the Death of Michail Vrubel, 1910-1911. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Lady by Tapestry. Portrait of Nadezhda Stanyukovich, 1903. Artist: Borisov-Musatov, Viktor Elpidiforovich (1870-1905)
Lady by Tapestry. Portrait of Nadezhda Stanyukovich, 1903. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Portrait of a Lady, 1902. Artist: Borisov-Musatov, Viktor Elpidiforovich (1870-1905)
Portrait of a Lady, 1902. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Ecclesiastes (Vanity of vanities, all is vanity), 1899. Artist: Asknazy, Isaac Lvovich (1856-1902)
Ecclesiastes (Vanity of vanities, all is vanity), 1899. Found in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Academy, St. Petersburg

View of Dresden by Moonlight, 1839. Artist: Dahl, Johan Christian Clausen (1788-1857)
View of Dresden by Moonlight, 1839. Found in the collection of the Dresden State Art Collections

Building Houses with Cards, 1743. Artist: Truchy
Building Houses with Cards, 1743. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)

View on Overschie in Moonlight, 1872. Artist: Jongkind, Johan Barthold (1819-1891)
View on Overschie in Moonlight, 1872. Found in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

The visit at the death. From the Series Capriccios, Mid of the 18th cen Artist: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770)
The visit at the death. From the Series Capriccios, Mid of the 18th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Three Ages of Man (Reading a Song), c. 1501. Artist: Giorgione (1476-1510)
The Three Ages of Man (Reading a Song), c. 1501. Found in the collection of the Palazzo Pitti, Florence

The Triumph of Death, ca 1445-1447. Artist: Anonymous
The Triumph of Death, ca 1445-1447. Found in the collection of the Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo

Time orders Old Age to destroy Beauty, 1746. Artist: Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-1787)
Time orders Old Age to destroy Beauty, 1746. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

A Satyr mourning over a Nymph, c. 1495. Artist: Piero di Cosimo (ca 1462-ca 1521)
A Satyr mourning over a Nymph, c. 1495. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Death Comes to the Banquet Table (Memento Mori), c. 1635. Artist: Martinelli, Giovanni (1604-1659)
Death Comes to the Banquet Table (Memento Mori), c. 1635. Found in the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art

Opportunity makes a thief. (La commodita fa l uomo ladro), 1678. Artist: Mitelli, Giuseppe Maria (1634-1718)
Opportunity makes a thief. (La commodita fa l uomo ladro), 1678. From a private collection

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"Transience: A Reflection on the Impermanence of Life" In a world where time slips through our fingers like sand, artists have long sought to capture the essence of transience. From Bocklin's haunting "Self-portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle" to Corinth's chilling "Selfportrait with skeleton, " these works remind us that life is but a fleeting dance. The etching "The Knight, Death and the Devil" by an anonymous artist transports us back to 1513, where we witness a knight valiantly facing his mortality. In Somov's "Harlequin and Death, " we are confronted with the juxtaposition of laughter and demise, reminding us that even in moments of joy, death lurks nearby. Anonymously painted in 1640, "The Happy Cuckold" serves as a reminder that happiness can be found amidst life's uncertainties. Martin's chaotic masterpiece "Pandemonium" depicts the chaos inherent in existence itself – an ever-changing landscape filled with both beauty and darkness. "Cupid with a Pistol on Top of a Mountain of Skulls" challenges our perception of love as it perches upon death itself. Dahl's serene painting "Larvik by Moonlight" reminds us that even under moonlit skies, nothing remains untouched by time. Frans Hals' poignant work from 1627 portrays a young man holding a skull – an emblematic vanitas symbolizing the inevitability of death. And finally, Durer’s iconic engraving titled “Knight, Death and the Devil” takes us once again into medieval times when knights faced their fears head-on. Through these artworks spanning centuries, we are reminded that transience is woven into every aspect of our lives. They urge us to embrace each moment fully while acknowledging its ephemeral nature.