All Is Vanity Original Painting

What is the all is vanity illusion.

All is vanity original painting. The drawing employs a double image in which the scene of a woman admiring herself in a mirror when viewed from a distance appears to be a human skull. All is vanity van gogh style art print charles allan gilbert goth decor psychedelic optical illusion poster print death decor 600. The phrase all is vanity comes from ecclesiastes 12 it refers to the vanity and pride. 5 out of 5 stars 744 744 reviews.

Seen from the right angle from the bottome right the central smeared image in the painting looks like a skull. Charles allan gilbert better known as c. All is vanity is a picture that represents a theme that is common in western art. Today i am offering this wonderful antique print by charles allan gilbert titled all is vanity.

As a result you can easily modify up the look of your living area without having to spend lots of money. All is vanity was drawn by charles allan gilbert 18731929 an american illustrator who has been almost completely forgotten. Fresh prints of ct human skull optical illusion all is vanity printed on upcycled vintage dictionary paper 8x11 anatomy art posterprint 37 out of 5 stars 11 899 8. Allan gilbert was a prominent american illustrator.

He is especially remembered for a widely published drawing titled all is vanity. This is an illusion print when you first look at the print you see a skull but when you look closer you see that the skull is really a woman sitting at her vanity table gazing at herself in the mirror surrounded by all of her bottles of potions lotions and perfumes. The all is vanity illusion features a woman sitting behind a vanity mirror looking at her image but there is more to the picture than just a woman and her vanity mirror. The skull in the picture represents the phrase.

The artist drew a human skull which serves as the focal point to place the vanity mirror in. This theme is also illustrated by the anamorphic skull in hans holbein the youngers picture the ambassadors. The title is also a pun as this type of dressing table is also known as a vanity. After reading the biblical verse and taking into account arts representation of a woman he created the all is vanity illusion.

All is vanity art print by allan c. When buying discount price all is vanity original painting to your family room select neutral shades. All is vanity art print meadowhaven.