Anonimo - Memento mori fine XVII

Memento Mori with a skull and a plant tendril – painting on an iron slab – late 17th century,

A suggestive small-sized painting depicting a Memento Mori, executed on an iron slab, and housed within a deep frame.

The frame features a deep moulding, with patina, signs of wear, small woodworm holes (already treated) and irregularities of the wood. On the back the oxidized surface of the slab and old fastening interventions made with adhesive tape are visible.
Characteristics:
Subject: Memento Mori / Vanitas
Technique: painting on a metal slab, presumably iron
Period attributed: late 17th century
Frame dimensions: about 10 × 13 × 4 cm
Painting: 3.5 × 6

Conservation state: conditions consistent with the object's antique appearance, with wear, surface alterations and signs of time, as documented in the photographs
Dating is indicative
Object of particular iconographic interest for collectors of Memento Mori, Vanitas and symbolic-subject painting.
The photographs constitute an integral part of the description and document the conservation state of the work.

The colors of the work may vary slightly from reality due to different screen settings.

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