It orginated in the 16th and 17th centuries in the Netherlands. Vanitas is from the Latin word "vanity" it is also loosely translated. This type of art is often associated with eartly life and nature. The vanitas art theme is comonly seen in medievel and funeral art. Like in this picture above skulls are very comonly seen in many Vanitas art peices. This type of art is very dark and real. It corresponds to how life is and it does not sugar coat anything.
Some of the meanings and things often seen in this type of art are; The skull represents death, rotten fruit symbolizes decay, buddles correspond to life or sudden death, and last smoke and watches represent life.
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