Prague School, early 17th century
The Triumph of Death
oil on canvas
51 1⁄8 x 40 3⁄8 in. (129.9 x 102.6 cm.)
inscribed 'ORS [...] VLTIMA. LIN[...]', 'HORA. EV[...] / VANITAS / VANITATVM / ET OM[…] VANIT[…] / [each with the following superimposed] NON / PLUS / VLTRA’ (upper left, on the banderole); 'HOMO.NASCITVR AD' (lower left, on the banderole); 'VENITE AD IVDICIVM / NEMINI PARCO / OVIS EVADEI / QVIS EVAD[…] (upper right, on the banderole); 'MEMENTO HOMO / QVIA CINIS ES. ET. IN / CINEREM REVERT/ ERIS' (lower right)
Prague School, early 17th century
The Triumph of Death
oil on canvas
51 1⁄8 x 40 3⁄8 in. (129.9 x 102.6 cm.)
inscribed 'ORS [...] VLTIMA. LIN[...]', 'HORA. EV[...] / VANITAS / VANITATVM / ET OM[…] VANIT[…] / [each with the following superimposed] NON / PLUS / VLTRA’ (upper left, on the banderole); 'HOMO.NASCITVR AD' (lower left, on the banderole); 'VENITE AD IVDICIVM / NEMINI PARCO / OVIS EVADEI / QVIS EVAD[…] (upper right, on the banderole); 'MEMENTO HOMO / QVIA CINIS ES. ET. IN / CINEREM REVERT/ ERIS' (lower right)
