Lecture: the vanities in painting

In collaboration with Art en Vrac, Art En Loft presents a lecture on Vanitas in painting by Sylvie Anahory, a graduate of the Ecole du Louvre and an anthropologist.
In the 17th century, Western painting developed a genre alluding to the transience of life. This theme has been around since Antiquity, and has endured in contemporary art. Let's explore the history and symbolism of the Vanitas (candles, hourglasses, mirrors, skulls, soap bubbles, etc.).