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Grabado de un gran cráneo rodeado de flores entre dos velas, con un reloj de arena, un reloj de sol y un esqueleto recostado abajo.

Calavera, esqueleto, velas y símbolos de la mortalidad

Un grabado muestra un gran cráneo humano rodeado de flores, flanqueado por dos velas encendidas, con un reloj de arena y un reloj de sol delante. Abajo, un esqueleto recostado yace sobre un saliente de piedra, sobre una línea de inscripción en latín y dos columnas de texto en verso.

Artista
Altzenbach, Gerhard, active 1609-1672.
Fecha
[between 1600 and 1699]
Técnica
Vanitas (still lifes) Memento mori (images) Engravings
Fuente
Wellcome Collection
Tamaño
2898 × 4000 px
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Dominio público · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Derechos verificados 2026-11-05 · nivel A · según la fuente: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Crédito (se agradece, no es obligatorio en obras de dominio público): Wellcome Collection

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