Vanitas paintings included images and symbols that articulate the short life span of common items, a person’s beauty, and the overall short time of a person’s life. During the seventeenth century, skulls, watches, and musical instruments would have been included to symbolize death, the passage of time, and the fleeting enjoyment of an indulgence. In a modern-day interpretation, the inclusion of a smart phone is justified. Like the seventeenth century watch, the passage of time is obvious, but it also indicates the passage of time through the text message displayed and the ever changing technology it represents. The rotting apple is another obvious symbol of the passage of time and death, but hints at the technology of the smart phone by looking