Vanitas is a type of symbolic artwork, especially associated with still life paintings in the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries. It depicts objects that represent the meaninglessness of earthly life and transient nature of worldly possessions and pursuits. The students are tasked with shading a copy of a vanitas image and arranging their own still life in the vanitas style to photograph. Their homework is to produce an artist research page on Pieter Claesz including a shaded drawing and using the provided analysis sheet.

1. VANITAS
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2. Vanitas
In the arts,
is a type of symbolic work of
art especially associated with still life painting in the
Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries, though also
common in other places and periods. The Latin word
means
to the
"vanity" and loosely translated corresponds
meaninglessness of earthly life and the
transient nature of all earthly goods and
pursuits.

7. TASK 1:
PRODUCE A COPY OF ONE OF THE VANITAS IMAGES PROVIDED, CHOOSE ONE
THAT YOU WILL PRODUCE WELL BUT WILL ALSO CHALLENGE YOU. SHADE THE
IMAGE IN USING YOUR PENCIL.
•WHILE YOU ARE COMPLETING YOUR DRAWING I WILL ASK EACH OF YOU TO
ARRANGE A STILL LIFE IN VANITAS STYLE AND PHOTOGRAPH IT.
HOMEWORK:
Pieter Claesz
PRODUCE AN ARTIST RESERCH PAGE ON
USING THE
ANALYSIS SHEET I HAVE GIVEN YOU, INCLUDE A SHADED IN DRAWING OF ONE
IMAGE FROM THE ARTIST. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS AT HOME WORK
MUST BE COMPLETED DURING LUNCH TIMES IN SCHOOL.
DUE: 5TH FEBRUARY