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2012 Dyptique by MATE0-art 2012 Dyptique :iconmate0-art:MATE0-art 13 3 Nevermore by Little-Princess-Kate Nevermore :iconlittle-princess-kate:Little-Princess-Kate 46 23 Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird by Little-Princess-Kate Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird :iconlittle-princess-kate:Little-Princess-Kate 16 2 Perched, and sat, and nothing more. by Little-Princess-Kate Perched, and sat, and nothing more. :iconlittle-princess-kate:Little-Princess-Kate 23 1 Raven still beguiling by Little-Princess-Kate Raven still beguiling :iconlittle-princess-kate:Little-Princess-Kate 19 6 Ghastly grim and ancient raven by Little-Princess-Kate Ghastly grim and ancient raven :iconlittle-princess-kate:Little-Princess-Kate 44 13 And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting by Little-Princess-Kate And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting :iconlittle-princess-kate:Little-Princess-Kate 10 0 The Waiting Game of the Turtle by hrn The Waiting Game of the Turtle :iconhrn:hrn 37 10

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Vanitas Vanitatum, Omnia Vanitas.

“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”


Welcome to a new group dedicated to the Vanities! A bit of history (thanks Wiki):

In the arts, vanitas is a type of symbolic work of art especially associated with still life painting in Flanders and the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries, though also common in other places and periods. It corresponds to the meaninglessness of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits.

Vanitas themes were common in medieval funerary art. These could be extremely morbid and explicit, reflecting an increased obsession with death and decay also seen in the Ars moriendi, Danse Macabre, and the overlapping motif of the Memento mori. From the Renaissance such motifs gradually became more indirect, and as the still-life genre became popular, found a home there. Paintings executed in the vanitas style were meant to remind viewers of the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death. They also provided a moral justification for many paintings of attractive objects.

Common vanitas symbols include skulls, which are a reminder of the certainty of death; rotten fruit, which symbolizes decay; bubbles, which symbolize the brevity of life and suddenness of death; smoke, watches, and hourglasses, which symbolize the brevity of life; and musical instruments, which symbolize brevity and the ephemeral nature of life. Fruit, flowers and butterflies can be interpreted in the same way, and a peeled lemon, as well as accompanying seafood was, like life, attractive to look at, but bitter to taste. There is debate among art historians as to how much, and how seriously, the vanitas theme is implied in still-life paintings without explicit imagery such as a skull. As in much moralistic genre painting, the enjoyment evoked by the sensuous depiction of the subject is in a certain conflict with the moralistic message.


Please feel free to submit your deviation in the right folder! It can be any vanity, as long as it IS one :D Just a skull for example, is not really a vanity! :)

You can submit two deviations per week! All art is accepted!
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BrokenShell121 Featured By Owner May 29, 2013
Thank you! :wave:
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DeerDandy Featured By Owner Jun 15, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Pleasure!
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DallellesLaul Featured By Owner May 25, 2013
So glad ypur group is working out :-)
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DeerDandy Featured By Owner May 29, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I'm trying! I'm trying :) Thank you!
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ExcelsiorRedNose Featured By Owner Dec 19, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
May I join?
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DeerDandy Featured By Owner Jan 26, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Sure! I'm sorry if you can't yourself...I don't understand why! It annoys meeeee! I tried to fix it but...seems I failed...RAAAH
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HikariDansu Featured By Owner Dec 14, 2012  Student General Artist
I cant' request to join
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DeerDandy Featured By Owner Dec 16, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I'm so sorry, I don't know why! Dammit...Sorry for the delay of answer, I'm sending you an invitation!
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HikariDansu Featured By Owner Dec 17, 2012  Student General Artist
Thank you!
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DeerDandy Featured By Owner Dec 17, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
My pleasure! (and my apology)
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