Miniature painted in tempera on paper, depicting a Memento Mori, a skull with flowers, Italy, late 19th century.
Italy late 18th century.
3000 EURO
Miniature depicting a Vanitas Memento Mori, painted in tempera on paper. The frame, made of ebonized fruitwood and finished with black wax, is oval in shape, with an internal oval bordered by a gilded brass decoration that holds the convex glass. The miniature depicts a still life, depicted on a shelf containing two books and a skull-shaped vase from which a large bouquet of flowers—roses, zinnias, and branches of foliage—emerge. Italy, late 18th century.
6,25” – 16 CM H 5,5” – 13,5 CM L 0,50” – 1,5 CM D
REF: M6228
