RENARD DE SAINT-ANDRÉ, Simon
(b. 1613, Paris, d. 1677, Paris)

Vanitas Still-Life

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Oil on canvas, 38 x 47 cm
Private collection

This artist was remarkably consistent in his use of motifs. Most, though not all, of his paintings are composed of conventional vanitas emblems: the skull, small viol (known in English as a kit and in French a pochette), fluted silver candlestick and musical score inscribed in French.