Vanitas Still-Life
by RENARD DE SAINT-ANDRÉ, Simon, Oil on canvas, 38 x 47 cm
This artist was remarkably consistent in his use of motifs. Most, though not all, of his paintings are composed of conventional vanitas emblems: the skull, small viol (known in English as a kit and in French a pochette), fluted silver candlestick and musical score inscribed in French.