Le 20/03/2014 16:58, FractRacer nous fit lire :
> Le 20/03/2014 16:34, Thomas de Groot a écrit :
>> /Vanitas/ is what this is called.
> 
> Thank you for the translation.
> 

Usually, there is also a candle nearby the skull of a vanitas.
(well, the hour glass is probably the modern version)

> 
>> Well done. I like this very much, especially the dramatic lighting of
>> the skull. The play with reflections on the glass ball and bottle is
>> certainly an essential touch. I am no too sure about the skull sculpture
>> at the back. While in accordance with the Aztec painting, it distracts
>> from the real skull. Maybe you should replace it by something else.
>>
>> Thomas
> 
> You are right, too many objects in the back, the original painting (from
> Philippe de Champaigne) is composed of a bottle with a flower, the skull
> and the hourglass); I have try to modified the composition but not in
> the good way. Simplicity is often better than complexity.
> 
> Lionel.
>

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