Transience Collection

Self-portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle, 1872. Artist: Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901)
Self-portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle, 1872. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Harlequin and Death, 1907. Artist: Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939)
Harlequin and Death, 1907. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (etching)
BEN208710 The Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (etching) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 19x24.5 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

Isle of the Dead, c. 1905. Private Collection

Winter - Night - Old Age and Death (from the times of day and ages of man cycle), 1803. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Selfportrait with skeleton. Artist: Corinth, Lovis (1858-1925)
Selfportrait with skeleton. Found in the collection of Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich

Eve, the Serpent and Death , ca 1510-1515. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
Eve, the Serpent and Death , ca 1510-1515. Found in the Collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Death and the Maiden, 1517. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
Death and the Maiden, 1517. Found in the Collection of the Art Museum Basel.

Vanitas still life with musical instruments, ceremonial vessels, books, an extinguished candle... Private Collection

The Past, 1912. Creator: Rabes, Max (1868-1944)
The Past, 1912. Private Collection

Boy Blowing Soap Bubbles. Allegory on the Transitoriness and the Brevity of Life, 1663. Creator: Karel Du Jardin
Boy Blowing Soap Bubbles. Allegory on the Transitoriness and the Brevity of Life, 1663

The Smoker: Allegory of Transience, c.1615-c.1625. Creator: Hendrick van Somer
The Smoker: Allegory of Transience, c.1615-c.1625. Old man contemplating mortality, smoking a clay pipe and drinking wine from a Berkemeyer, a drinking glass with a wide, flared bowl

Allegory of Transience, 1670-1681. Creator: Willem van Mieris
Allegory of Transience, 1670-1681. A young woman with flowers in her apron points to a skull and sheet music lying on a Persian rug on the windowsill

Vanitas Self-Portrait, 1679-1681. Creator: Steenwinckel, Antonie van (active 1671-1688)
Vanitas Self-Portrait, 1679-1681. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Two Women at a Window, 1665-1670. Creator: Murillo, Bartolomé Estebàn (1617-1682)
Two Women at a Window, 1665-1670. Found in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington

A vanitas still life with an open book, a globe, a nautilus goblet, a violin and precious objects, Creator: Collier
A vanitas still life with an open book, a globe, a nautilus goblet, a violin and precious objects. Private Collection

The Knight, the Young Girl and Death, Between 1500 and 1524. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
The Knight, the Young Girl and Death, Between 1500 and 1524. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

An Allegory with Venus and Time, ca 1756. Creator: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770)
An Allegory with Venus and Time, ca 1756. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Riches and the Death of the Miser, Still Life, ca. 1600. Creator: Francken, Hieronymus II
Riches and the Death of the Miser, Still Life, ca. 1600. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

The Three Ages of Man (After Titian), ca 1681-1682. Creator: Sassoferrato (1609-1685)
The Three Ages of Man (After Titian), ca 1681-1682. Found in the collection of the Galleria Borghese, Rome

Allegory of Vanity and Penitence, Mid of 17th cen. Creator: Canlassi (Called Cagnacci), Guido (Guidobaldo) (1601-1663)
Allegory of Vanity and Penitence, Mid of 17th cen. Found in the collection of the Musee de Picardie, Amiens

Vanitas Still Life, 1704. Creator: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life, 1704. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

El Tiempo (Time and the old woman), c. 1810. Creator: Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828)
El Tiempo (Time and the old woman), c. 1810. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille

El Tiempo (Time and the old woman), c. 1810. Creator: Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828)
El Tiempo (Time and the old woman), c. 1810. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille

On the sun side of the shed, Transient men, San Francisco, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
On the sun side of the shed. Transient men, San Francisco, California

Pandemonium. Artist: Martin, John (1789-1854)
Pandemonium. Found in the collection of Louvre, Paris

Cupid with a Pistol on Top of a Mountain of Skull. Private Collection

The Happy Cuckold, 1640. Artist: Anonymous
The Happy Cuckold, 1640. From a private collection

All is Vanity, c. 1900. Private Collection

Larvik by Moonlight. Artist: Dahl, Johan Christian Clausen (1788-1857)
Larvik by Moonlight. Found in the collection of National Museum of Art, Oslo

Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas), 1627. Artist: Hals, Frans I (1581-1666)
Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas), 1627. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
4071439 Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24.6x18.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
883704 Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
877268 Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24.9 x 19.2 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Beauty Goeth Fast Away from Everyman, published by Chapman & Hall, 1925 (colour litho)
NAT128228 Beauty Goeth Fast Away from Everyman, published by Chapman & Hall, 1925 (colour litho) by Austen, John (1886-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Triumph of Death, c. 1445-47 (fresco)
5642589 The Triumph of Death, c.1445-47 (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily; Photo © Fine Art Images

Home from Sea, 1856-1863. Creator: Arthur Hughes
Home from Sea, 1856-1863. This work was originally exhibited as The Mothers Grave : a boy in sailors uniform weeps over the grave of his mother who has died while he was at sea

The flower vendor, 1882. Creator: Prouve, Victor (1858-1943)
The flower vendor, 1882. Private Collection

Time abducting truth, c. 1630. Creator: Cesari, Giuseppe (1568-1640)
Time abducting truth, c.1630. Private Collection

Pont de l Ecluse, 1898-1901. Creator: Kreuger, Nils (1858-1930)
Pont de l Ecluse, 1898-1901. Private Collection

Female portrait. Creator: Bruyn, Bartholomaus (Barthel), the Younger (c
Female portrait. Private Collection

Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (copper plate engraving)
BAL168975 Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (copper plate engraving) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24.6x18.9 cm; Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

The Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
NUL114024 The Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Cabinet des Estampes et des Dessins, Strasbourg, France; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
XIR159027 Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais, France; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

Pronk still life, with a roemer, an upturned silver tazza
CH349497 Pronk still life, with a roemer, an upturned silver tazza, a half-peeled lemon on a pewter plate, with a pie, a timepiece and a knife, 1631 (oil on panel) by Heda, Willem Claesz

Woman at a Mirror, c. 1652 (oil on panel)
3545884 Woman at a Mirror, c. 1652 (oil on panel) by Borch or Terborch, Gerard ter (1617-81); 34.5x26 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Penitent St. Mary Magdalene, c. 1630-40 (oil on canvas)
3588377 The Penitent St. Mary Magdalene, c.1630-40 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641) (workshop of); 108x91 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

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"Transience: A Reflection on the Impermanence of Life" In a world where time slips through our fingers like sand, artists have long sought to capture the essence of transience. From Bocklin's haunting "Self-portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle" to Corinth's chilling "Selfportrait with skeleton, " these works remind us that life is but a fleeting dance. The etching "The Knight, Death and the Devil" by an anonymous artist transports us back to 1513, where we witness a knight valiantly facing his mortality. In Somov's "Harlequin and Death, " we are confronted with the juxtaposition of laughter and demise, reminding us that even in moments of joy, death lurks nearby. Anonymously painted in 1640, "The Happy Cuckold" serves as a reminder that happiness can be found amidst life's uncertainties. Martin's chaotic masterpiece "Pandemonium" depicts the chaos inherent in existence itself – an ever-changing landscape filled with both beauty and darkness. "Cupid with a Pistol on Top of a Mountain of Skulls" challenges our perception of love as it perches upon death itself. Dahl's serene painting "Larvik by Moonlight" reminds us that even under moonlit skies, nothing remains untouched by time. Frans Hals' poignant work from 1627 portrays a young man holding a skull – an emblematic vanitas symbolizing the inevitability of death. And finally, Durer’s iconic engraving titled “Knight, Death and the Devil” takes us once again into medieval times when knights faced their fears head-on. Through these artworks spanning centuries, we are reminded that transience is woven into every aspect of our lives. They urge us to embrace each moment fully while acknowledging its ephemeral nature.