Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer for confirming the attribution.
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A Vanitas Still Life with the Artist at his Easel reflected in a crystal Ball, and with a Book, a Lute, a Flag, a chipped Roemer, a Flute, a Baton, an Hourglass, an open Book showing a View of Antwerp, a Portrait Engraving of King Charles I,
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Vincent Laurensz. van der Vinne (1629-1702) )
A Vanitas Still Life with the Artist at his Easel reflected in a crystal Ball, and with a Book, a Lute, a Flag, a chipped Roemer, a Flute, a Baton, an Hourglass, an open Book showing a View of Antwerp, a Portrait Engraving of King Charles I, and a Charter with a Seal on a partly draped Table before a Pillar
signed 'Laurens' (on the base of the pillar) and inscribed underneath the portrait 'Siet hier ten Deele afgebeelt./Wat rol den Mensch en Werelt speelt' (Here to be observed is the role mankind plays within the world)
oil on canvas
35.3/8 x 26.1/8in. (89.9 x 66.4cm.)
A Vanitas Still Life with the Artist at his Easel reflected in a crystal Ball, and with a Book, a Lute, a Flag, a chipped Roemer, a Flute, a Baton, an Hourglass, an open Book showing a View of Antwerp, a Portrait Engraving of King Charles I, and a Charter with a Seal on a partly draped Table before a Pillar
signed 'Laurens' (on the base of the pillar) and inscribed underneath the portrait 'Siet hier ten Deele afgebeelt./Wat rol den Mensch en Werelt speelt' (Here to be observed is the role mankind plays within the world)
oil on canvas
35.3/8 x 26.1/8in. (89.9 x 66.4cm.)