The Master of the Vanitas Texts (active in Madrid c. 1650)
A Vanitas Still Life with Flowers in a glass Vase resting on a Book, a Globe, a Candlestick and other Books on a draped Ledge
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The Master of the Vanitas Texts (active in Madrid c. 1650)
A Vanitas Still Life with Flowers in a glass Vase resting on a Book, a Globe, a Candlestick and other Books on a draped Ledge
inscribed 'HEC SOLA . VIRTUS'
oil on canvas, octagonal
25 5/8 x 26in. (65 x 66cm.)
Lot Essay
For other comparable examples of this artist's work, see the pair of Vanitas Still Lifes sold at Christie's, Monaco, 3 April 1987, lot 60 and that sold at Sotheby's, London, 5 July 1995, lot 286.