simon renard de saint andré (1613 – 1677)
Simon Renard de Saint André (1613-1677) was a 17th-century French portraitist known for his refined Vanitas still life paintings exploring themes of mortality & the fleeting nature of life. Formerly 'painter to the queen', many works are now attribut
About this artwork
- Title: A still life of an open book
- Artist: simon renard de saint andré
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Baroque
- Corpus context: mortality & transience , vanity of worldly pursuits
- Keywords: dark tones painting , vanitas painting , skull symbolism
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
- Topics: still life , mortality , fortune
