Skull, skeleton, candles and symbols of mortality
An engraving shows a large human skull wreathed in flowers, flanked by two lit candles, with an hourglass and a sundial before it. Below, a reclining skeleton lies on a stone ledge above a line of Latin inscription and two columns of verse text.
- Artist
- Altzenbach, Gerhard, active 1609-1672.
- Date
- [between 1600 and 1699]
- Medium
- Vanitas (still lifes) Memento mori (images) Engravings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2898 × 4000 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
