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de Gheyn’s Vanitas Still Life


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Sydney has stopped at Vanitas Still Life for today’s episode.

This artwork was painted by Jacques Gheyn and shows a skull in an alcove, along with other items. Listen to her talk about death, theater, and finding happiness.
The sources used for the information on Gheyn are:

https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/g/gheyn/biograph.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20070821094834/http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=501&page=1 

https://www.themorgan.org/drawings/item/247222 


The transcript of this episode can be found at

https://longlivebatart.tumblr.com/post/749389570766979072/welcome-to-long-live-bat-art-the-podcast-for-art. 

Artist biography: 00:36

Description of art: 05:18

Thoughts: 12:43

Challenge: 16:21

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Music:

Intro and outro music- soda pop
Transitional music between segments- Atlantis
Underlying music for speaking- Mountain Breeze
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