• Vanitas shown as a black framed canvas against a deep red marbled backdrop with the Draugon wordmark in the lower corner, displaying the full silver death moth and moon phase engraving.
  • Vanitas death moth canvas hanging on a dark navy wall in a gothic bedroom, above a bed with burgundy velvet pillows and charcoal bedding, beside an arched leaded window and a wooden nightstand holding a lit red taper candle in a brass holder and a black vase of dried roses.
  • Vanitas gothic engraving canvas on a dark slate stone wall above a black console table, with a five-arm silver candelabra of lit black tapers, an antique iron key resting on a worn leather book, and a black vase of dried roses beside a burgundy velvet curtain.
  • Vanitas death moth canvas leaning on a dark carved mantel beside a lit dark red taper in a black candlestick, a bone-coloured skull, and a small black vase of red berry sprigs, with a gilt-framed painting on the wall alongside.
  • Vanitas gothic canvas hanging on a deep oxblood wall in a reading nook, above a black leather wingback chair with a red velvet cushion, beside a carved bookcase of antique books, a brass candelabra of lit red tapers and a human skull on the shelf.
  • Vanitas memento mori canvas hanging above a black tufted Chesterfield sofa draped with a red fringed velvet throw, in a cobwebbed oxblood parlour with brass candlesticks, dark cabinets of books and goblets, and a patterned red rug.
  • Vanitas engraved moth print hanging above an antique carved writing desk set with a quill in an inkwell, aged letters, red wax seals and a lit brass candlestick, beside a dark bookcase and a gilt-framed Victorian portrait.
  • Vanitas shown as a black framed canvas on a deep red background beneath the heading Framed Canvas — Timeless art, refined details.
  • Framed canvas info card for Vanitas showing blank canvases front and back in a black gallery frame on burgundy velvet, with callouts for the 1.25 inch profile, non-fading UV-resistant ink, 4 frame colours, a frame that adds half an inch each side, a black border for high contrast, and pre-installed hanging hardware.
  • Vanitas shown as a gallery-wrapped stretched canvas angled to reveal its depth and black border, with the Draugon wordmark and the caption Black border for better contrast of the painting.
  • Stretched canvas info card for Vanitas showing a blank white canvas from the front and back on burgundy velvet, with callouts for the 1.25 inch profile, black border for better contrast, premium cotton-poly blend canvas, pre-installed hanging hardware and archival inks.
  • Vanitas shown as an unframed poster print of the silver death moth mandala on a dark red patterned background, labelled Unframed Poster to show the print-only option.
  • Unframed poster info card for Vanitas showing a kraft shipping tube beside a rolled poster sheet, with callouts for professional grade 200 GSM matte photo paper, safe packing in a protective tube, UV-resistant archival inks, and that the poster comes without a frame.
  • Frame colour guide for Vanitas showing four vertical frames — white, espresso, black and natural — each holding a dark panel marked with the red Draugon monogram, under the caption Same art. 4 ways to fit your space.
  • Vertical canvas size guide for Vanitas showing five portrait sizes side by side — 24x36, 20x30, 16x24, 12x18 and 8x12 inches with centimetre conversions — displayed on a dark red wall above a black leather sofa with lit candles.
  • Why choose us card for Vanitas on a dark gothic background, listing fine art printed locally, satisfaction assurance, customer-first customer service, and prints quality-checked and on their way within 6 business days.
  • Customer reviews card for Draugon showing three five-star review bubbles: Paul praising a well-made item, Si saying the picture is already hung on the wall in a frame, and Jill describing helpful service and a beautiful print delivered in great condition.
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Vanitas | Death Moth Wall Art | Gothic Memento Mori Canvas | Silver Line Engraving on Black | Skull Moon Phase Print

Vanitas | Death Moth Wall Art | Gothic Memento Mori Canvas | Silver Line Engraving on Black | Skull Moon Phase Print

$51.50 USD
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Every line in this plate was cut to remind you of something. Vanitas is death moth wall art built the way the old engravers built a memento mori — a death's-head hawkmoth at the centre, the skull worn openly on its back, ringed by a full cycle of moon phases and hemmed in by thorned roses, cathedral arches, watchful eyes and small quiet skulls. Silver on near-black, perfectly symmetrical, and dense enough to hold you for a long while.

Vanitas was the name given to those still lifes where the flowers were always half-dead and the skull was never hidden. This is that idea redrawn as a single symmetrical plate — beautiful first, sobering second. Hang it in a goth bedroom, a dark academia study, or anywhere you want one ornate, high-contrast focal point that rewards standing close.

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PRINT OPTIONS

You can bring this piece home in the format that suits your space:

• POSTER PRINT — professional-grade 200 GSM matte photo paper, UV-resistant archival inks, shipped rolled in a protective tube and ready to frame your way.
• STRETCHED CANVAS — gallery-wrapped over a sturdy 1.25" frame with a black border for extra depth and contrast, hanging hardware pre-installed.
• FRAMED CANVAS — your stretched canvas finished in a solid wood frame in your choice of colour, with hardware already fitted. The frame adds roughly 1/2" on each side.

Every format uses fade- and UV-resistant archival inks on sustainably sourced materials, so the silver linework stays crisp against the black for years.

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SIZES AVAILABLE
*(Vertical / portrait orientation — width × height)*

• XS — 8 × 12 in | 20.3 × 30.5 cm
• Small — 12 × 18 in | 30.5 × 45.7 cm
• Medium — 16 × 24 in | 40.6 × 61.0 cm
• Large — 20 × 30 in | 50.8 × 76.2 cm
• XL — 24 × 36 in | 61.0 × 91.4 cm

Not sure which size suits your wall? Use the size guide image for a visual reference.

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WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT

• The death's-head hawkmoth sits dead centre with its skull marking fully visible, wings opened across a ring of moon phases that runs new to full and back again — the pairing the goth and occult crowd reads instantly.
• It is an engraver's piece, not a poster: gothic cathedral arches and tracery, thorned rose briars, bellflowers, four smaller moths, a dozen open lidded eyes, and small skulls tucked into every corner, all mirrored line for line.
• Silver on near-black is a rare palette in this niche — almost everyone else prints black line on white. It photographs beautifully in a dim room and holds its detail when a large death moth canvas anchors a dark academia study.
• The composition is a genuine memento mori in the old sense: roses that will drop, moths that live a week, a skull that does not look away. Morbid, but gently and beautifully so.
• It reads as tattoo flash as much as wall art, which makes it a natural for anyone who collects fine-line and blackwork imagery.
• Black and espresso frames sink into the ground for a borderless look; natural oak warms the silver; white turns it into a crisp graphic statement — a symmetrical memento mori print for a goth bedroom, four ways.

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PRINT QUALITY

Every print is made with fade-resistant, UV-resistant archival inks on premium, sustainably sourced paper or canvas. Stretched and framed canvases are gallery-wrapped over sturdy stretcher bars with pre-installed hanging hardware, so your art arrives ready for the wall — no trip to the frame shop required.

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A WORD FROM US

The vanitas painters had one job: put the skull next to the flowers and let the viewer work it out. We liked the idea of doing that with a moth — a creature that carries its own skull on its back and gets about a week to use it — and then drawing the whole thing in silver so it would glow rather than glower. It is not a grim piece. It is just honest. Hang it somewhere you sit and think. Explore the rest of our gothic wall art collection for more, and reach out any time — we're always happy to help you find your fit.

Please note: due to differences in monitor settings and display calibration, actual print colors may vary slightly from what you see on screen.

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