Skull And Roses, Dark Academia Vanitas Still Life

A skull and roses compose this vanitas still life, worked in the dark academia tradition where mortality sits alongside beauty. The vintage painting style treats the subject as a classical memento mori, the flowers and the bone speaking together about time and decay rather than as a cheerful arrangement.

Dark walls suit it best: a study, a library, a bedroom already leaning gothic, or a den where moody tones set the mood. Hang it where it can be read as serious art rather than decoration, which is what this subject deserves.

Dark academia fans, gothic collectors, and anyone drawn to vanitas painting will take to it. Give it to someone furnishing a moody interior, or to a person who reads philosophy and keeps skull imagery on their shelves.

Materials & Sizes

Premium Matte Paper

• Finish: Matte, smooth, non-reflective.
• Weight: 200 gsm (80 lb), 0.26 mm thick.
• Paper: FSC-certified or equivalent.

Canvas

• Material: Cotton-polyester blend (300–350 gsm) on FSC-certified wood stretcher bars.
• Depth: Slim (2 cm) or thick (4 cm).
• Hanging kit: Included (varies by country).

Wooden Framed Poster

• Frame: Pine wood in black, white, natural or dark brown; 20–25 mm deep, 10–14 mm wide.
• Paper: 170 gsm (65 lb) semi-gloss, FSC-certified or equivalent.
• Front: Shatterproof plexiglass.
• Ready to hang: Hanging kit included.

Every format comes in 5 sizes (inches for the US and Canada, centimeters elsewhere),printed on demand with no minimum order.