Hourglass Collection (page 4)

Memento Mori. Remember death, or Remember you must die. After an early 17th century work by Hendrick Hondius. Symbols in this picture include a skull, an hourglass and scales

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Anachorete; Anchorite; Anachoret (engraving)
7194670 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Anachorete; Anchorite; Anachoret (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anachorete; Anchorite; Anachoret)

"Nature morte aux fleurs, poulet, sablier, olives, cerises et chou"(Still life with flowers and snack)
FIA5340416 " Nature morte aux fleurs, poulet, sablier, olives, cerises et chou" (Still life with flowers and snack) Peinture de Georg Flegel (1566-1638) 1630-1635 Dim

Allegorie des douze mois de l annee. (Allegory Of The Twelve Months Of The Year)
FIA5379844 Allegorie des douze mois de l annee. (Allegory Of The Twelve Months Of The Year). Douze personnages (enfants, femme, homme)

Allegorie du regne (Allegory of the reign). Le medaillon au centre represente le visage de la reine Catherine II de
FIA5340433 Allegorie du regne (Allegory of the reign). Le medaillon au centre represente le visage de la reine Catherine II de Russie (1729-1796). Peinture de Francesco Solimena (1657-1747)

A Shakespearean puzzle (engraving)
7200968 A Shakespearean puzzle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shakespearean puzzle: Timon of Athens)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Sablier; Hour-glass; Stundenglas (engraving)
7197452 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Sablier; Hour-glass; Stundenglas (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sablier; Hour-glass; Stundenglas)

Putting Out the Old Holed Out (pen and ink)
145471 Putting Out the Old Holed Out (pen and ink) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); 35.5x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrated in The Bystander, 3 January 1923)

Father Time Overcome by Love, Hope and Beauty - Vouet, Simon (1590-1649) - 1627 - Oil on canvas - 107x142 - Museo del
FIA5393754 Father Time Overcome by Love, Hope and Beauty - Vouet, Simon (1590-1649) - 1627 - Oil on canvas - 107x142 - Museo del Prado, Madrid by Vouet, Simon (1590-1649); Prado, Madrid

Advertisement for George Falkner and Sons lithographers, engravers and printers (litho)
7200702 Advertisement for George Falkner and Sons lithographers, engravers and printers (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Les tentations de saint Antoine"L ermite saint Antoine le Grand (251-356)
FIA5393173 " Les tentations de saint Antoine" L ermite saint Antoine le Grand (251-356) (ou Saint Antoine l ermite ou Saint Antoine l abbe) subit les tentations du Diable dans le desert

Headpiece to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Headpiece to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Illustration for a verse play by Ernest Dowson, published by Leonard Smithers. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

D Albert in Search of his Ideals, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
D Albert in Search of his Ideals, 1897. Chevalier d Albert, a character from " Mademoiselle de Maupin" by Theophile Gautier. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Cover Design to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design to The Pierrot of the Minute, 1897. Illustration for a verse play by Ernest Dowson, published by Leonard Smithers. From " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A

Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, II, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, II, 1894. Two women, one in bloomers and the other in a figure-hugging dress with flounced sleeves and hem. From The Yellow Book, Vol. II

Medal commemorating the International Congress on Tuberculosis, Washington D. C. 1908
Medal commemorating the International Congress on Tuberculosis, Washington D.C. 1908. Female allegorical figure holding a winged hourglass, with dragon

Winter, from The Seasons, Paris, 1700 / 20. Creator: Gobelins Manufactory
Winter, from The Seasons, Paris, 1700/20. Saturn (god of agriculture and time) and Juventas (cupbearer to the gods on Mount Olympus) floating on a cloud

July, from The Medallion Months, Brussels, before 1528. Creator: Unknown
July, from The Medallion Months, Brussels, before 1528. Harvest scene with Runcina, the goddess of weeding or mowing in Roman mythology. In the circular frame are the signs of the zodiac

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A Connoisseurs Corner (pencil and w / c)
7088574 A Connoisseurs Corner (pencil and w/c) by Spiers, Benjamin Walter (fl.1875-93); 33.1x60 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

A Vanitas Still Life with a Flag, Candlestick, Musical Instruments, Books, Writing Paraphernalia, Globes and Hourglass, 1662

Melancholia, c. 1615. Creator: Domenico Fetti
Melancholia, c. 1615

Apollo Granting Phaeton Permission to Drive the Chariot of the Sun, 1690 / 95
Apollo Granting Phaeton Permission to Drive the Chariot of the Sun, 1690/95

Emblems for Royal Crown Lodge No. 22, 1810 / 15. Creator: Unknown
Emblems for Royal Crown Lodge No. 22, 1810/15. Sign, probably from an English lodge of the Odd Fellows, an international fraternal organisation founded to promote mutual aid, charity

The Noblewoman, from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538. Creator: Hans Lützelburger
The Noblewoman, from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538

The Countess, from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538. Creator: Hans Lützelburger
The Countess, from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538

The Doctor (or Physician), from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538. Creator: Hans Lützelburger
The Doctor (or Physician), from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538

The Eleven Ages of Man, mid 17th century. Creator: Gerhard Altzenbach
The Eleven Ages of Man, mid 17th century

The Eleven Ages of Woman, mid 17th century. Creator: Gerhard Altzenbach
The Eleven Ages of Woman, mid 17th century

An allegory of painting, 17th century. Creator: Francois Collignon
An allegory of painting, 17th century

The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello, from the Scherzi, ca. 1743-50

Portrait of Maria Luisa d Orleans (1662-1689), wife of Charles II of Spain, ca. 1689. Attributed to Giovanni Battista Bonacina. Design attributed to Cesare Fiori

An allegory relating to the fortunes of the Turks, ca. 1692. A winged figure probably representing Time stands on a fallen Turk while sharpening a blade on a wheel inscribed with the continents that

Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (copper plate engraving)
BAL168975 Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (copper plate engraving) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24.6x18.9 cm; Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

Allegory of Good Government, detail of Justice, Hope and Magnanamity, 1338-40 (fresco)
ALI213988 Allegory of Good Government, detail of Justice, Hope and Magnanamity, 1338-40 (fresco) by Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (1285-c.1348); Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy; Alinari

The Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
NUL114024 The Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Cabinet des Estampes et des Dessins, Strasbourg, France; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
XIR159027 Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by DAOErer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais, France; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

The skeleton of Death sits in the porters chair of a great house, as the terrified servants come down the stairs to
FLO4690164 The skeleton of Death sits in the porters chair of a great house, as the terrified servants come down the stairs to investigate

The skeleton of Death with his hourglass comes for a beautiful coquette in her bedroom as is dressed for a ball by her
FLO4690125 The skeleton of Death with his hourglass comes for a beautiful coquette in her bedroom as is dressed for a ball by her servants. Death is dressed in frock coat and wig like a suitor

16th century hourglass
GIA4746600 16th century hourglass. by Unknown Artist, (16th century); (add.info.: 16th century hourglass.); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Vanitas Still Life - Peinture par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), 1632 - Oil on wood, 99
FIA5402887 Vanitas Still Life - Peinture par Edwaert Collier (1642-1708), 1632 - Oil on wood, 99, 4x122, 8 - Private Collection by Colyer or Collier

The legend of Guillaume Tell. (William Tell) Engraving from Swiss stained glass
LSE4111467 The legend of Guillaume Tell. (William Tell) Engraving from Swiss stained glass, late 16th century. by Unknown Artist

The Annunciation, detail of the Angel, 1535
LRI4579202 The Annunciation, detail of the Angel, 1535 by Lotto, Lorenzo (c.1480-1556); Pinacoteca Civica, Recanati, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini; Italian, out of copyright

Vanite Still life of skull, sheet music, musical instruments, shells and hourglass
JLJ4656339 Vanite Still life of skull, sheet music, musical instruments, shells and hourglass. Painting by Simon Bernard of Saint Andre (1613-1677) 1650 Sun

The skeleton of Death and Father Time sprawl beneath the angel of Eternity
FLO4690452 The skeleton of Death and Father Time sprawl beneath the angel of Eternity. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death, Ackermann

Poster published in the United States after the Great Depression of 1929 to encourage
GIA4776114 Poster published in the United States after the Great Depression of 1929 to encourage savings and entrepreneurship. " Shoot! if you postpone you give others the opportunity to do so

Egyptian Clepsydre. 3rd century BC Rome, Astronomical Museum
GIA4744206 Egyptian Clepsydre. 3rd century BC Rome, Astronomical Museum. by Egyptian, (3rd century BC); Museo astronomico, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Egyptian Clepsydre)

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"Capturing the Essence of Time: Exploring the Symbolism in Art" In the realm of art, the hourglass has long been a captivating symbol, representing the fleeting nature of time and mortality. From Vanitas Still Life with a Tulip to Melencolia I, artists have skillfully depicted this timeless motif. Vanitas Still Life with a Tulip, Skull and Hour-Glass portrays life's transience through delicate brushstrokes on panel. The juxtaposition of vibrant tulips against an hourglass reminds us that beauty fades as sands trickle away. Similarly, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings from the St. Petersburg Album showcases opulent gold accents on paper. Amidst royal grandeur, an hourglass serves as a reminder that even empires crumble under time's relentless march. Albrecht Durer's etching The Knight, Death and the Devil transports us to an eerie world where a knight resolutely faces his inevitable fate. Here, an hourglass silently measures each passing moment while death lurks nearby – reminding us that time spares no one. The Comforts of a Bed of Roses published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 offers solace amidst temporal uncertainty. Within its pages lies an enchanting illustration featuring roses intertwined with an hourglass - urging us to find comfort amid life's fleeting moments. Sebald Beham’s Death and the Courtesan delves into darker realms as wood-engraved lines bring forth haunting imagery. An intricately detailed hourglass stands prominently beside death itself - emphasizing our limited time on Earth. Carrie Moore takes center stage as The Sandow Girl mesmerizes audiences with her strength and grace; yet behind her poised performance lies another layer – an hourglass subtly hinting at her own mortality amidst infinite applause. Infinity of Time. . A thought-provoking phrase accompanies countless artworks depicting this ancient device.