Vain Collection (#5)

Portrait of Mlle. Lange as Danae, 1799 (oil on canvas)
653627 Portrait of Mlle. Lange as Danae, 1799 (oil on canvas) by Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne Louis (1767-1824); 60.3x48.6 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Narcissus Transformed into a Flower, 1730 (engraving)
STC134128 Narcissus Transformed into a Flower, 1730 (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Illustration from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
STC192063 Illustration from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), engraved by E. d Ete (litho) by Thiriat

Negligence, plate 1 from The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion
STC192035 Negligence, plate 1 from The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion, published 1823 (hand coloured aquatint) by Egerton

Punch cartoon: The Too Faithful Talbotype (engraving)
6034686 Punch cartoon: The Too Faithful Talbotype (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: The Too Faithful Talbotype)

Gabrielle Holding a Mirror or Marie Dupuis Holding a Mirror with a Portrait of Coco
1196343 Gabrielle Holding a Mirror or Marie Dupuis Holding a Mirror with a Portrait of Coco, early 1900s (oil on canvas) by Renoir

The Mirror; Le Miroir, (oil on canvas)
823608 The Mirror; Le Miroir, (oil on canvas) by Rochegrosse, Georges Marie (1859-1938); 100.5x81.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mirror; Le Miroir. Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938)

Vanity, (oil on canvas)
989298 Vanity, (oil on canvas) by Zocchi, Guglielmo (b.1874); 43.2x102.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vanity. Guglielmo Zocchi (b.1874). Oil on canvas

Earrings, 1891 (oil on canvas)
989252 Earrings, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 121x77.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Earrings; Boucles d oreilles. William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)

Pride and humility (colour litho)
3095591 Pride and humility (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pride and humility. Orgueil et humilite)

The Lay of Wiry Jane, by Percy Macquoid (chromolitho)
1047849 The Lay of Wiry Jane, by Percy Macquoid (chromolitho) by Macquoid, Percy (1852-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lay of Wiry Jane, by Percy Macquoid)

"Call Night"in the Temple (engraving)
1055573 " Call Night" in the Temple (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Call Night" in the Temple)

Narcissus (colour litho)
976287 Narcissus (colour litho) by Eland, John Shenton (1873-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Narcissus. Illustration for Flower Legends for Children Told by Hilda Murray Pictured by Js Eland)

Venus a la Coquelle; or the Swan-sea Venus, pub. 1809 (hand coloured engraving)
3051762 Venus a la Coquelle; or the Swan-sea Venus, pub. 1809 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lordly Elevation, pub. 1802 (hand coloured engraving)
3051745 Lordly Elevation, pub. 1802 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sholto Henry Maclellan)

La Toilette, (pastel on paper laid down on circular canvas)
823515 La Toilette, (pastel on paper laid down on circular canvas) by Enjolras, Delphin (1857-1945); 57.8x57.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Toilette. Delphin Enjolras (1857-1945)

Landscape with Narcissus and Echo, 1644 (oil on canvas)
3610485 Landscape with Narcissus and Echo, 1644 (oil on canvas) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); 94.6x118.7 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Photo eFine Art Images; French

Projet de Costume, (collage and gouache over pencil on paper)
652885 Projet de Costume, (collage and gouache over pencil on paper) by Valmier, Georges (1885-1937); 26.1x19.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Projet de Costume. Georges Valmier (1885-1937)

Narcissus (oil on canvas)
658994 Narcissus (oil on canvas) by Satriano, Conda de (19th century); 81x150 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Coffee by the Fire, (oil on panel)
658324 Coffee by the Fire, (oil on panel) by Diranian, Serkis (1854-1918); 66x47 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Coffee by the Fire. Serkis Diranian (1854-1918). Oil on panel

Woman Ice - Ice Hand; Femme a Glace - La Glace a Main, Plate VI from Elles
659463 Woman Ice - Ice Hand; Femme a Glace - La Glace a Main, Plate VI from Elles, 1896 (lithograph printed in colours on wove paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec

The Looking Glass, (oil on panel)
659063 The Looking Glass, (oil on panel) by Gervex, Henri (1852-1929); 55.5x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Looking Glass. Henri Gervex (1852-1929). Oil on panel

Rough, 1915 (oil on board)
SAV329267 Rough, 1915 (oil on board) by Swaish, Frederick George (1879-1931); Bristol Savages, Bristol, UK; British, out of copyright

A perspective view of the north west front of the parish church of St Brides with the beautiful spire
585063 A perspective view of the north west front of the parish church of St Brides with the beautiful spire (coloured engraving) by Donowell

Maid helping her mistress undress aboard the RMS Scythia (b / w photo)
STC439502 Maid helping her mistress undress aboard the RMS Scythia (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: RMS Scythia was a Cunard liner)

Allegory of Vanity, 1811 (pen, pencil & w / c on paper)
PHD29568 Allegory of Vanity, 1811 (pen, pencil & w/c on paper) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 20x27.1 cm; Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tumaki

Vanity (chromolitho)
5996979 Vanity (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vanity. Illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado Biblioteca de Las Familias)

Adam extolling the virtues of wearing a fig leaf (colour litho)
5999925 Adam extolling the virtues of wearing a fig leaf (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adam extolling the virtues of wearing a fig leaf)

La Toilette, (oil on canvas)
823388 La Toilette, (oil on canvas) by Rossi, Lucius (1846-1913); 40x50. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Toilette. Lucius Rossi (1846-1913). Oil on canvas

Elles - with mirror in hand, 1896 (peinture a l essence and blue crayon on board)
989088 Elles - with mirror in hand, 1896 (peinture a l essence and blue crayon on board) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 61x37.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Artists Studio, (oil on canvas)
989612 The Artists Studio, (oil on canvas) by Biard, Francois Auguste (1798-1882); 46.3x61.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Artists Studio. Francois Auguste Biard (1798-1882). Oil on canvas

The Present, 1914 (oil on canvas)
989950 The Present, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Selmy, Eugene Benjamin (1874-1945); 155x195.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Present. Eugene Benjamin Selmy (1874-1945). Oil on canvas

The Necklace, (oil on canvas)
984930 The Necklace, (oil on canvas) by Miller, Richard Emil (1875-1943); 66.4x71.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Necklace. Richard Edward Miller (1875-1943). Oil on canvas

The Toilet of Venus, (oil on canvas)
990273 The Toilet of Venus, (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); 115.5x103 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Toilet of Venus. Jacopo Robusti (Tintoretto) (1518-1594)

A Woman in Underclothes, 1918 (colour woodblock print)
1766590 A Woman in Underclothes, 1918 (colour woodblock print) by Hashiguchi, Goyo (c.1880-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Woman in Underclothes. Hashiguchi Goyo (1880-1921)

Leaving off Powder, or a Frugal Family saving the Guinea, pub
3025383 Leaving off Powder, or a Frugal Family saving the Guinea, pub.1795 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Allegory of the Senses, (oil on canvas)
827778 An Allegory of the Senses, (oil on canvas) by Caroselli, Angelo (1585-1652); 75x99.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Allegory of the Senses. Attributed to Angelo Caroselli (1585-1652)

French dandies, 1778-79 (engraving)
957901 French dandies, 1778-79 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French dandies, 1778-79. After drawing from life by Deny)

Martha Scolding Her Vain Sister Mary Magdalene, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Martha Scolding Her Vain Sister Mary Magdalene, 17th century

Pride (Vanity), probably after 1621. Creator: Jacques Callot
Pride (Vanity), probably after 1621

Weightlessness Potion
Glass potion bottle with dandelion seeds and handcrafted label in a magical still life with smoke and flying seeds. Dina Belenko

Whos a pretty boy then? This swan fell in love with his refelction while paddling in the Ouseburn in Jesmond Dene

A Peacock

A Peacock with his tail fanned out

Vanitas still life with viola, clarinet, skull, scores and candle. Private Collection

Death and the Peasant, 1896. Creator: Simberg, Hugo (1873-1917)
Death and the Peasant, 1896. Found in the collection of Ateneum, Helsinki

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"Vanity Unveiled: A Captivating Glimpse into the Human Obsession with Self" In Arnold Bocklin's "Self-portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle, " vanity dances in harmony with mortality. The artist's blue dress from 1922, reminiscent of a frothy beer, symbolizes indulgence and self-absorption. Lovis Corinth's haunting "Selfportrait with skeleton" serves as a chilling reminder that even beauty succumbs to decay. Antoine Wiertz captures the essence of vanity in "The Two Young Girls - The Beautiful Rosine. " Their delicate features and coquettish smiles reflect an obsession with outward appearance. Meanwhile, "The Last Stand Of The Northamptons At Saran Sar" showcases how pride can lead to downfall on the battlefield. Daniel Maclise's portrayal of Malvolio and the Countess depicts the folly of arrogance, while Narcissus' infatuation with his own reflection in c. 1597-99 reveals a dangerous self-love. Konstantin Andreyevich Somov's whimsical "Harlequin and Death" reminds us that vanity blinds us to our inevitable fate. "Fable / Fox & Grapes" teaches us about unattainable desires born out of conceit, while Princess Ka-Iulani embodies both grace and vulnerability amidst societal expectations. Lastly, a photomontage showcasing women adorned in feathered hats highlights society's obsession with fashion as a means for validation. Through these captivating artworks spanning centuries, we witness humanity grappling with its own image – forever entranced by its own reflection yet blind to its fleeting nature. Vanity remains an enigmatic force that drives us towards self-obsession but also exposes our deepest insecurities.