Vanitassymbolen en Alziend Oog 1820 - 1822

"Vanitassymbolen en Alziend Oog" is a print by Philippus Velijn, a Dutch artist who worked in the early 19th century. The work is a memento mori, a type of artwork common in the 17th and 18th centuries that reflects on the transience of life. It features a skull, a scythe, and a book, all symbols of death and the end of life. The all-seeing eye at the top of the print represents the divine, a reminder that even in death, we are still under the gaze of God. The work is on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.