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Oil on copper Italy, 17th century Bartolomeo Ligozzi (1630-1695) – Italian flower painter With the remains of a handwritten inscription ‘op’ on verso Dimensions: 21.3 x 26.2 cm Good condition Vanitas still life with skull, hourglass, beetles, cross and open book; painting attributed to Ligozzi fetch up to €13,000 at auction This small painting is a typical vanitas painting from the 17th century. The still life is attributed to the Italian Bartolomeo Ligozzi. The composition is held in dark color and depicts a large cross in the center, surrounded by further objects arranged on a white table cloth – a skull, an hourglass, a beetle, a mortar with pestle and an open book – all symbols of ephemerality. The further emphasized by the Latin inscription above the cross ‘Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas’ (vanity of vanities, all is vanity), a quotation from the Old Testament. The epigraph is dated 1657. The work is in good condition. Inspection under UV-light reveals small retouchings all-over. There are remains of a handwritten inscription ‘op’ on the verso. The frame shows some wear. The framed work measures 27 x 31.5 cm, the copper plate measures 21.3 x 26.2 cm. Bartolomeo Ligozzi (1630-1695) Bartolomeo Ligozzi was the grandson of the Italian painter Jacopo Ligozzi, who worked at the Medici court in Florence. Ligozzi was born in Verona, but recognition as a still life painter in Florence from 1620. He created primarily flower paintings, in which he presented flowers in bright colors before a dark background, in the typical fashion of the period. Works by Ligozzi are found in the Villa Medici at Poggio a Caiano and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.