vanitasstilleven

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Dutch

Een vanitasstilleven met typische symboliek door Peter van Kessel. — A vanitas still-life with typical symbolism by Peter van Kessel.

Etymology

Compound of Latin vanitas +‎ stilleven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaː.ni.tɑs.stɪ(l)ˌleː.və(n)/
  • Hyphenation: va‧ni‧tas‧stil‧le‧ven

Noun

vanitasstilleven n (plural vanitasstillevens)

  1. a still life that intends to instruct the viewer that all is vanity
    De miljardair verspilde zijn geld aan het kopen van talloze vanitasstillevens.
    The billionaire wasted his money on buying countless vanitas still-lives.