{"product_id":"18393-memento-mori-weak-condition-miserable-nature-late-baroque-memento-mori","title":"[Memento Mori] \"Weak Condition, miserable Nature\" – Late Baroque Memento Mori","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eA French memento mori \u003c\/span\u003edating to the late 1700s painted in gouache on parchment, depicting many objects that represent the transience of the human experience, such as flowers, an hourglass, a skull, a glass ball, clock, and more sitting atop an altar table of red marble. There are also several objects related to the arts and the human spirit, such as sheet music, a string instrument, and a theatre mask.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe text has been highlighted with gold leaf and reads:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Quittez tout ce qui se passe, \u0026amp; ne cherchez que ce qui est Eternel. - St. August.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Foible Condition, misérable Nature:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTu n'es que Vanité, que Vent, que Pourriture,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTu n'as rien d'assuré dans ce bas élément\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTes molles voluptez, \u0026amp; tes trésors sans nombre\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCoulent ainsi que l'air, \u0026amp; passent comme une ombre,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEt tu finis plutôt, que ne fait un moment.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e(\"Leave all that is going on, and seek only that which is Eternal. - St. August\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Weak Condition, miserable Nature:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou are only Vanity, that Wind, that Rot,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYou have nothing assured in this low element.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYour soft spirits and treasures without number,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFlow like the air and pass like a shadow,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eand you would rather end something, than create a moment.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlight toning throughout, else fine.  9 x 7.5 inches (23 x 18.5 cm.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093681033375,"sku":"18393","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/18393.jpg?v=1722189652","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18393-memento-mori-weak-condition-miserable-nature-late-baroque-memento-mori","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}