

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill
1628
This is one of the earliest dated still lifes by Claesz, a Haarlem painter who gave extraordinary presence to familiar things. Here a skull, an overturned glass roemer with its fleeting reflections, an expired lamp, and the attributes of a writer suggest that worldly efforts are ultimately in vain. (Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
- Size:
- 9 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. (24.1 x 35.9 cm)
- Medium:
- Oil on wood
- License:
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- For more:
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435904
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