Hourglass Collection (page 5)

The pendulum: movement of the pendulum. Anonymous illustration of 1925
XEE4139779 The pendulum: movement of the pendulum. Anonymous illustration of 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: The pendulum: movement of the pendulum)

A Peaceful Art, 1888 (oil on canvas)
CH441598 A Peaceful Art, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Lorimer, John Henry (1856-1936); 127x102 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

The Roll of Fate, 1882 (oil on canvas)
740597 The Roll of Fate, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); 71.1x66 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Truth, Time and History, 1804-08 (oil on canvas)
3937512 Truth, Time and History, 1804-08 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 294x244 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

A Victorian Christmas card of Father Christmas and Father Time giving presents to
3605384 A Victorian Christmas card of Father Christmas and Father Time giving presents to children, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Camille Clifford, Belgian-born stage actress (b / w photo)
5999710 Camille Clifford, Belgian-born stage actress (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Camille Clifford (1885-1971), Belgian-born stage actress

The Queens Visit to the Savoy, Sketches in the Savoy (engraving)
1623235 The Queens Visit to the Savoy, Sketches in the Savoy (engraving) by Quinton, Alfred Robert (1853-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Visit to the Savoy, Sketches in the Savoy)

Father Time (chromolitho)
1094168 Father Time (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father Time. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The first hourglass (chromolitho)
1094201 The first hourglass (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first hourglass)

Stereoscopic card depicting a woman being laced into a corset, c
473243 Stereoscopic card depicting a woman being laced into a corset, c.1900 (sepia photo) (see also 473244) by H.C. White Company, Vermont

New Years card with Father Time (b / w photo)
3094359 New Years card with Father Time (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Years card with Father Time)

Comforts of a Bed of Roses: pub. Hannah Humphrey, 21st April
2636948 Comforts of a Bed of Roses: pub. Hannah Humphrey, 21st April, 1806 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman Wearing Corset, 1899 (silver print)
1126432 Woman Wearing Corset, 1899 (silver print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Photograph of an American woman wearing a corset, 1899)

Regency gentleman riding a horse down hill, while a couple fall off a horse in the background. How to Ride Genteel and Agreable Down Hill

Cupid supplicates Pallas to let him become a volunteer. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas Parks Cupid Turned

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a child walking with her mother in a garden. Death and Infancy. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van

St. Jerome in Penitence (oil on canvas)
FTB97008 St. Jerome in Penitence (oil on canvas) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); San Pietro Martire, Murano, Italy; (add.info.: St Jerome in the Wilderness)

Death and Immortality (oil on wood)
NYH149787 Death and Immortality (oil on wood) by Flemish School, (17th century); 38.1x48.2 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; Flemish

St. Jerome, early 1560s (oil on canvas)
FTB165409 St. Jerome, early 1560s (oil on canvas) by Bassano, Jacopo (Jacopo da Ponte) (1510-92); 119x154 cm; Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Allegory of Justice (oil on canvas)
ALI152195 Allegory of Justice (oil on canvas) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: goddess of war and justice; ); Alinari

Londoners fleeing to the country to avoid the Plague, 1630 (woodcut) (see also 267599)
STC87203 Londoners fleeing to the country to avoid the Plague, 1630 (woodcut) (see also 267599) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Bathos, Manner of Sinking, in Sublime Paintings inscribed to the Dealers in Dark Pictures
WES67105 Bathos, Manner of Sinking, in Sublime Paintings inscribed to the Dealers in Dark Pictures, 1764 (etching and engraving) by Hogarth

The Allegory of the Living
FIA5326092 The Allegory of the Living by Cagnacci, Guido (1601-63); M.P. Kroshitsky Art Museum, Sevastopol, Russia; (add.info)

Melenconia I, 1514 (Burin engraving)
5890642 Melenconia I, 1514 (Burin engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24x18.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Detail de: John Milton visiting Galileo Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition par
FIA5402744 Detail de: John Milton visiting Galileo Galileo when a prisoner of the Inquisition par Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-1881), 1847 - Oil on canvas - Private Collection by Hart

Melancholy (Vanity), 1621-1623 (painting)
LRI4621019 Melancholy (Vanity), 1621-1623 (painting) by Fetti or Feti, Domenico (1589-1624); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info)

A chemist in his laboratory or a philosopher occupies his reading
JLJ4591856 A chemist in his laboratory or a philosopher occupies his reading. Portrait of the painter Jacques Andre Joseph Ave, known as the Camelot or Avet le Batave (1702-1766)

Representation of Mary Magdalene with an Angel (Painting, 16th century)
LRI4700033 Representation of Mary Magdalene with an Angel (Painting, 16th century) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); Circolo Culturale Tunnel, Genova

18th century hourglass
GIA4698998 18th century hourglass. by Unknown artist, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 18th century hourglass.); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Melancholia I (Engraving, 1514)
LRI4577967 Melancholia I (Engraving, 1514) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

The skeleton of Death grabs a father by the collar, as his wife and children desperately try to save him
FLO4690259 The skeleton of Death grabs a father by the collar, as his wife and children desperately try to save him. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

The skeleton of Death appears before the telescope of the old astronomer, causing him to fall out of his chair
FLO4690251 The skeleton of Death appears before the telescope of the old astronomer, causing him to fall out of his chair

A couple walking, watched by the Death hidden behind a tree, holding an hourglass)
LRI4663438 A couple walking, watched by the Death hidden behind a tree, holding an hourglass). Engraving by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) 1496-1498 Dim

Love of Prudence. Painting by Giovanni Romanelli (1601-1662
JLJ4604901 Love of Prudence. Painting by Giovanni Romanelli (1601-1662) decorating the ceiling of the Antonine Hall, bedroom of the summer apartments of Queen Anne of Austria (1601-1666)

Letter L as loch. Navy alphabet. Epinal image, late 19th century
DUV4198952 Letter L as loch. Navy alphabet. Epinal image, late 19th century. Stencil-coloured wood engraving by French School

The brelan of human life, oil on anonymous canvas 18th century
XEE4113635 The brelan of human life, oil on anonymous canvas 18th century. by Unknown artist, (18th century); Musee de la Carte a Jouer, Issy-les-Moulineaux

Tempus: allegory of time (feminine figure with hourglass, wind, wings)
LSE4091380 Tempus: allegory of time (feminine figure with hourglass, wind, wings), illustration for calendar 1889. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Happy Year Postcard with Hourglass and Four Leaf Clover - Drawing, 1906
LSE4104120 Happy Year Postcard with Hourglass and Four Leaf Clover - Drawing, 1906 by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Allegory about the death of Bismarck, illustration from the illustrated supplement of Le
XEE4159319 Allegory about the death of Bismarck, illustration from the illustrated supplement of Le petit Journal, 14th August, 1898 - Allegorie sur la mort d Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898)

Allegory of the represented diligence walking fast. Its attributes are the sand clock
XEE4136036 Allegory of the represented diligence walking fast. Its attributes are the sand clock (hourglass) and the spur symbol of activity and accuracy

Allegory of negligence. She holds a clock with an overturned sand (hourglass)
XEE4135565 Allegory of negligence. She holds a clock with an overturned sand (hourglass). The torute is the emblem of slowness

Death and the Woman, 1522 (litho)
5208551 Death and the Woman, 1522 (litho) by Meldemann, Nicolaus (fl.1520-31); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death and the Woman, 1522)

Melencolia I by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528) on of his 3 master engravings completed
5615762 Melencolia I by Albrecht DAorer (1471-1528) on of his 3 master engravings completed in 1514. by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info)

Memento Mori, "To This Favour", 1879 (oil on canvas)
499609 Memento Mori, " To This Favour", 1879 (oil on canvas) by Harnett, William Michael (1848-92); 77x97.5 (framed) 61.3x81.5 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

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"Capturing the Essence of Time: Exploring the Symbolism in Art" In the realm of art, the hourglass has long been a captivating symbol, representing the fleeting nature of time and mortality. From Vanitas Still Life with a Tulip to Melencolia I, artists have skillfully depicted this timeless motif. Vanitas Still Life with a Tulip, Skull and Hour-Glass portrays life's transience through delicate brushstrokes on panel. The juxtaposition of vibrant tulips against an hourglass reminds us that beauty fades as sands trickle away. Similarly, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings from the St. Petersburg Album showcases opulent gold accents on paper. Amidst royal grandeur, an hourglass serves as a reminder that even empires crumble under time's relentless march. Albrecht Durer's etching The Knight, Death and the Devil transports us to an eerie world where a knight resolutely faces his inevitable fate. Here, an hourglass silently measures each passing moment while death lurks nearby – reminding us that time spares no one. The Comforts of a Bed of Roses published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 offers solace amidst temporal uncertainty. Within its pages lies an enchanting illustration featuring roses intertwined with an hourglass - urging us to find comfort amid life's fleeting moments. Sebald Beham’s Death and the Courtesan delves into darker realms as wood-engraved lines bring forth haunting imagery. An intricately detailed hourglass stands prominently beside death itself - emphasizing our limited time on Earth. Carrie Moore takes center stage as The Sandow Girl mesmerizes audiences with her strength and grace; yet behind her poised performance lies another layer – an hourglass subtly hinting at her own mortality amidst infinite applause. Infinity of Time. . A thought-provoking phrase accompanies countless artworks depicting this ancient device.