All Is Vanity Enamel Pin | Human Skull Soft Lapel Pin | 0.8" x 1.3"
An enamel pin inspired by the classic illusion All Is Vanity—beauty 💄 with a haunting twist 💀
Charles Allan Gilbert (1873-1929) was an American illustrator best known for his ominous 1892 drawing "All is Vanity."Â
The illustration depicts a young woman sitting at her vanity desk looking into a mirror, yet the picture is a reversible image creating a gestalt switch. If the viewer shifts their perspective, the illustration instead depicts a hovering human skull, its empty eyes made by the woman’s doubled form. Its appearance in the work creates a memento mori - a reminder of death - suggesting that the woman’s desire for an attractive appearance will one day be all for nought.Â
- Inspired by “All is Vanity” Charles Allan Gilbert
- Comes packaged with Pin Museum branded backer card, and a protective polybag.
- 0.8" x 1.3"
- Soft Enamel Pin
- Single Posted
- Rubber ClaspsÂ
By Pin Museum
Original: $12.95
-65%$12.95
$4.53
Description
An enamel pin inspired by the classic illusion All Is Vanity—beauty 💄 with a haunting twist 💀
Charles Allan Gilbert (1873-1929) was an American illustrator best known for his ominous 1892 drawing "All is Vanity."Â
The illustration depicts a young woman sitting at her vanity desk looking into a mirror, yet the picture is a reversible image creating a gestalt switch. If the viewer shifts their perspective, the illustration instead depicts a hovering human skull, its empty eyes made by the woman’s doubled form. Its appearance in the work creates a memento mori - a reminder of death - suggesting that the woman’s desire for an attractive appearance will one day be all for nought.Â
- Inspired by “All is Vanity” Charles Allan Gilbert
- Comes packaged with Pin Museum branded backer card, and a protective polybag.
- 0.8" x 1.3"
- Soft Enamel Pin
- Single Posted
- Rubber ClaspsÂ
By Pin Museum
