vanitasstilleven
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of Latin vanitas + stilleven.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vanitasstilleven n (plural vanitasstillevens)
- 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.