What is the name of the artist who painted bubbles?
“Homo Bulla.” Or “Man is a bubble.” While there were many Dutch artists who made use of Erasmus’ reintroduction to the world of the Latin notion that Man is in a constant state of change, it is probably Franz van Mieris, the Elder, who is best associated with the use of bubbles to express such transition. Oldprints.wordpress.com has a wonderful blog on just this very subject. Called “As Time Goes By,” it is short, yet still manages to be very informative, and highly worth the read. In it, you will find a wealth of other artists who, themselves, made use of the simple fun of blowing bubbles as an allegory of change in their paintings. The footnotes are invaluable, too, for anyone who wishes to pursue further study on the subject.
