#vanitas still life maria van oosterwijck

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OK SO ASWELL AS THE BALLROOM DRESS BRAINROT IM CURRENTLY OBSESSED W/ PAINTINGS BY MARIA VAN OOSTERWIJCK OH MY FUCK. I KINDA TRIED TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANING BUT I MAY BE HORRIBLY WRONG

WARNING: MENTIONS OF SUICIDE AND SELF HARM, BUT NOT AN IN DEPTH EXPLANATION.

[ID: a painted image of a table with numerous assorted items on it. there is a written note, quill, ink pot and an orange butterfly in the center of the image. beside those items, to the left is a human skull and a vase of pink, white and red roses. there is a yellow flower and a blue flower in the mix. there is also a bottle of an opaque red liquid. on the right side is a globe with people, animals, letters and other miscellaneous items replacing the countries. an hourglass, two books and a bag. there is a half eaten cob of corn and a single peice of wheat. the painting is "vanitas-still life" by maria van oosterwijck. /END ID.]

ok so i think that this all symbolises death. the skull and the bottle of red liquid might be from a human body. not sure. maybe the butterfly species has smth to do w/ death?? maybe the crowded table represents the 7 minutes of memories???? the note might be the letters that were sent, the red liquid symbolising a rough time in life like going through smth that causes self harm?? maybe that was linked to the cause of death??? like. did they die the same way casper (from the other side phone calls) died??? like. did they commit?? idk. the fact that there arent even countries on the globe. there are animals, notes, people and alot of other stuff. maybe that symbolises the "small world" saying. there is also corn which i didnt see!!!!!!!!!!!! not sure what thats abt tho. this is such a pretty painting tho and i love it more than anything. im never going to shut up about it.

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Vanitas Still-life, Maria van Oosterwijck, 1668

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Maria van Oosterwijck, Vanitas-Still Life, 1668, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

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“vanitas vanitatum dixit Ecclesiastes omnia vanitas”

Vanitas Still Life with Self-Portrait, Pieter Claesz, 1628/Great Vanity, Sebastian Stoskopff, 1641/Vanitas by Evert Collier, 1669/Vanitas-Still Life, Maria van Oosterwijck (1630–1693)/Vanitas, by Abraham Mignon/Vanitas with bust, Joannes de Cordua (1630–1702)/Vanitas Still-Life with a Bouquet and a Skull, Adriaen van Utrecht, 1642

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Vanitas Still Life, Maria van Oosterwijck

(there is her self-portrait in the bottle reflection)

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Additional inspiration

After the first photoshoot session and consulting meeting, I've added another main inspiration to the photo series: vanitas/memento mori still life paintings.

vanitas is the sin of pride in Christianity, while memento mori is the idea that everything is temporary and we all going to die one day, what's supposed to humble us.

Like the vaporwave style, vanitas/memento mori still life painting, which are common in western culture since the classical age nd until this very day, reflects an idea that lays between life and death, beauty and decay.

Still-Life with a Skull (1671) by Philippe de Champaigne

Vanitas still life (1668) by Maria van Oosterwijck

Self-portrait With Vanitas Symbols (1651) by David Bailly

Dutch or English School, early 18th century. Still Life of Shrimps in a Porcelain Dish

Symbols I have noticed in still life memento mori paintings:

Candles

Half-eaten food

Flowers, fruits

Clocks, hourglasses

Skulls.

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Details of Vanitas-Still Life by Maria van Oosterwijck.

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Maria van Oosterwijck (Dutch, 1630 - 1693): Vanitas still life (1668) (via Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien)

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VANITAS STILL LIFE

A vanitas is a symbolic work of art showing the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death, often contrasting symbols of wealth and symbols of ephemerality and death.

Vanitas by Antonio de Pereda I Vanitas Still-Life with a Bouquet and a Skull, Adriaen van Utrecht, 1642 I Vanitas-Still Life, Maria van Oosterwijck (1630–1693) I Great Vanity, Sebastian Stoskopff, 1641

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1st image by Maria van Oosterwijck(1668)

2nd image by Pieter Claesz(1625)

                                 Notes on Momento Mori

Momento Mori is an art form that translate to, “remember you must die.” It has not only influenced art but philosophy, literature and architecture. The ideology of memento mori is to remind of the invisibility of death and the fragility of life.  Epictetus once said :

“do you then ponder how the supreme of human evils, the surest mark of the base and cowardly, is not death, but the fear of death?”

 This links to Ernest Becker’s denial of death theory, that the fear of death causes human to do horrible things.  The idea of momento mori is to become familiar and comfortable with death, because once you come to terms with it you are liberated. It first originated from Ancient Rome, when a general would win a battle he would be paraded through the streets whilst people cheered, a slave would be behind him however whispering, “rember you must die.” This was to remind the general of his morality, and not to get to big headed. 

The ancient Egyptians also took part in remembering death, when feasting they would raise a skull and say,’ drink and be merry, for such shalt thou be when thou dead.” 

Buddists practiced Maranasati, which is, “death awareness.” 

In some of these examples it seems that momento mori has been used to humble, which is an underlying aim of my film. We believe we are invincible, we believe we are immortal and that has a negative effect on our behaviour as humans I believe, I think its important for the west to be reminded that death comes to us all. 

A key art form of Momento Mori is Vanitas, where still life paintings depict carefully placed objects that symbolise the fleeing nature of life, and how we should not waste our time on meaningless objects and pleasures; the two images above are examples of these paintings. Common objects in these paintings are, “skulls, candles, hourglasses, watches, rotting fruit, wilting flowers and fraying books.” Symbolically placing objects next to a skull serves as a reminder of the impermanence of us and our objects, the dying flowers and Burnt out candles also depict this. Clocks and hourglass are used to show time running out, and bubbles are sometimes placed to again show fragility of life. 

Momento mori was also heavily popular in the victorian times, they wee fascinated with death, they would spend years meticulously planning their last words, they would even take photographs with their deceased ones. Momento mori jewellery was very popular during this time, they would wear rings with skeletons, sometimes wearing crowns to show deaths superiority.  

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Vanitas Still Life - Maria van Oosterwijck (1668)

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Maria van Oosterwijck, Vanitas Still Life, 1668

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Vanitas-Still Life by Maria van Oosterwijck

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Vanitas Still Life (1668) -  Maria van Oosterwijck

“calculation – we live unto death and die unto life”