PEREDA, Antonio de
(b. 1611, Valladolid, d. 1678, Madrid)

Vanitas

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Oil on canvas
Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, Saragossa

The term Vanitas derives from "vanus", literally "empty" or "fleeting", and in painting, it is used to refer to a representation that aims to make us reflect on the precarious nature of existence, on the inexorable passing of time, and the ephemeral nature of worldly goods.