"vanitas" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvæn.ɪˌtɑs/ Forms: vanitases [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vanitas. Doublet of vanity. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|vanitas}} Latin vanitas, {{doublet|en|vanity}} Doublet of vanity Head templates: {{en-noun}} vanitas (plural vanitases)
  1. (painting) A type of still life painting, symbolic of mortality, characteristic of Dutch painting of the 16th and 17th centuries. Categories (topical): Painting Related terms: memento mori Translations (type of still life painting): 虛空畫 (Chinese Mandarin), 虚空画 (xūkōnghuà) (Chinese Mandarin), ヴァニタス (vanitasu) (Japanese)

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