{"id":4762,"date":"2017-01-06T23:49:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T23:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/155486883912-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T07:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:14:22","slug":"155486883912-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/155486883912-2\/","title":{"rendered":"155486883912"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr\/media\/155486883912.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">This type of painting is called a \u2018vanitas\u2019, after the biblical quotation from the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes (1:2): &#8216;Vanitas vanitatum\u2026 et omnia vanitas\u2019, translated &#8216;Vanity of vanities, all is vanity\u2019. The books symbolise human knowledge, the musical instruments (a recorder, part of a shawm, a lute) the pleasures of the senses. The Japanese sword and the shell, both collectors\u2019 rarities, symbolise wealth. The chronometer and expiring lamp allude to the transience and frailty of human life. 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