Bidspirit auction | Artista italiano, XVII secolo

Artista italiano, XVII secolo - Vanitas con teschio, libri e clessidra. Oil on canvas cm. 50,5x55. Framed On the right-hand page of the open book in the foreground is the inscription: “AB VIERO / TRANSLATUM AD / TUMULUM” (From the maternal womb transferred to the tomb); on the spine of the closed book beneath is the inscription “MEMENTO MORI” (Remember that you must die).