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Hourglass Collection (page 9)

"Capturing the Essence of Time: Exploring the Symbolism in Art" In the realm of art, the hourglass has long been a captivating symbol

Background imageHourglass Collection: When Love Outsmarts Time

When Love Outsmarts Time
Fabio Sozza

Background imageHourglass Collection: The inexorable passage of time

The inexorable passage of time
Victoria Glinka

Background imageHourglass Collection: Stop the time

Stop the time
Victoria Glinka

Background imageHourglass Collection: Enjoy the Time

Enjoy the Time
Delphine Devos

Background imageHourglass Collection: time

time
Juan Guisado

Background imageHourglass Collection: Time passed should go !!

Time passed should go !!
Farid Kazamil

Background imageHourglass Collection: The lighting

The lighting
Farid Kazamil

Background imageHourglass Collection: Studies for 'Classic and Romantic Art', c. 1921. Creator: John Singer Sargent

Studies for "Classic and Romantic Art", c. 1921. Creator: John Singer Sargent
Studies for " Classic and Romantic Art", c. 1921

Background imageHourglass Collection: Die Greffinn. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

Die Greffinn. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Die Greffinn

Background imageHourglass Collection: Der Edelmann. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

Der Edelmann. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Der Edelmann

Background imageHourglass Collection: Der Fürsprach. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

Der Fürsprach. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Der Fursprach

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Counsellor. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

The Counsellor. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Counsellor

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Arms of Death. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

The Arms of Death. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Arms of Death

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Emperor. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

The Emperor. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Emperor

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Bishop. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

The Bishop. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Bishop

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Judge. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

The Judge. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Judge

Background imageHourglass Collection: Two Mercenaries and a Woman, 1524. Creator: Urs Graf

Two Mercenaries and a Woman, 1524. Creator: Urs Graf
Two Mercenaries and a Woman, 1524

Background imageHourglass Collection: Death with an Old Man, probably 1648. Creator: Stefano della Bella

Death with an Old Man, probably 1648. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Death with an Old Man, probably 1648

Background imageHourglass Collection: Saint Jerome and the Angel, c. 1622 / 1625. Creator: Simon Vouet

Saint Jerome and the Angel, c. 1622 / 1625. Creator: Simon Vouet
Saint Jerome and the Angel, c. 1622/1625

Background imageHourglass Collection: Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, c. 1575 / 1585. Creator: Paolo Veronese

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, c. 1575 / 1585. Creator: Paolo Veronese
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, c. 1575/1585

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Hermit, 1670. Creator: Gerrit Dou

The Hermit, 1670. Creator: Gerrit Dou
The Hermit, 1670

Background imageHourglass Collection: Martin Luther, c. 1800. Creator: Frederick Kemmelmeyer

Martin Luther, c. 1800. Creator: Frederick Kemmelmeyer
Martin Luther, c. 1800. Attributed to Frederick Kemmelmeyer

Background imageHourglass Collection: Vanitas Still Life, c. 1665 / 1670. Creator: Jan van Kessel

Vanitas Still Life, c. 1665 / 1670. Creator: Jan van Kessel
Vanitas Still Life, c. 1665/1670

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Voyage of Life: Manhood, 1842. Creator: Thomas Cole

The Voyage of Life: Manhood, 1842. Creator: Thomas Cole
The Voyage of Life: Manhood, 1842

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Voyage of Life: Youth, 1842. Creator: Thomas Cole

The Voyage of Life: Youth, 1842. Creator: Thomas Cole
The Voyage of Life: Youth, 1842

Background imageHourglass Collection: Wedding Corset, British, 1874. Creator: W. S. Thomson & Company

Wedding Corset, British, 1874. Creator: W. S. Thomson & Company
Wedding Corset, British, 1874

Background imageHourglass Collection: Madame Michel-Levy, 1882. Creator: Edouard Manet

Madame Michel-Levy, 1882. Creator: Edouard Manet
Madame Michel-Levy, 1882

Background imageHourglass Collection: Allegory on the Death of the Earl of Arundel, ca. 1646. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Allegory on the Death of the Earl of Arundel, ca. 1646. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Allegory on the Death of the Earl of Arundel, ca. 1646

Background imageHourglass Collection: Rich Man, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Rich Man, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Rich Man, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Knight, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The Knight, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Knight, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Merchant, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The Merchant, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Merchant, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Child, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The Child, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Child, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Pedlar, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The Pedlar, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Pedlar, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Gamesters, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The Gamesters, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Gamesters, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Miser, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The Miser, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Miser, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Nun, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The Nun, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Nun, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Count from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The Count from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Count from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Emperor, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The Emperor, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Emperor, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Abbess, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The Abbess, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Abbess, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: The Monk, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The Monk, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Monk, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: Abbot, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Abbot, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Abbot, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: Adam Ploughing from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Adam Ploughing from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Adam Ploughing from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: Paradise Lost, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Paradise Lost, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Paradise Lost, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: Deaths coat of arms, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Deaths coat of arms, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Deaths coat of arms, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: Old man, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Old man, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Old man, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: Waggoner, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Waggoner, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Waggoner, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: Doctor, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Doctor, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Doctor, from the Dance of Death, 1651

Background imageHourglass Collection: Bride, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Bride, from the Dance of Death, 1651. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Bride, from the Dance of Death, 1651



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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.