«Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette, 1886». Van Gogh Museum. Arxivat de l'original el 2012-02-03. [Consulta: 19 maig 2013]. «This curious and somewhat macabre little painting is undated. It was probably executed in the winter of 1885–86, during Van Gogh’s stay in Antwerp....This skull with a cigarette was likely meant as a kind of joke, and probably also as a comment on conservative academic practice.»
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Bundrick, Sheramy. «Memento Mori or Just a Joke?». Van Gogh's Chair (blog). blogspot.com, 14-06-2008. [Consulta: 19 maig 2013]. «[H]is letters and anecdotes from others record that he sparred with his drawing and painting teachers and was scornful of conservative academic practice. His time at the Academy lasted only weeks; he felt he was learning nothing and later proclaimed academic training "damned boring". Taken from that perspective, 'Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette' could be read as a thumbing-of-the-nose at 'the establishment.'»
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«Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette, 1886». Van Gogh Museum. Arxivat de l'original el 2012-02-03. [Consulta: 19 maig 2013]. «This curious and somewhat macabre little painting is undated. It was probably executed in the winter of 1885–86, during Van Gogh’s stay in Antwerp....This skull with a cigarette was likely meant as a kind of joke, and probably also as a comment on conservative academic practice.»
