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Dark vanitas still life with a skull, veiled globe, violin, music sheet on lace, candle, and white and red flowers on a table.

Vanitas stilleven

A dark-toned vanitas still life on a draped table: a human skull, a partly veiled globe, a violin, a sheet of music on white lace, a candle, a white rose and a red flower. Shadowy background and warm light on the objects create a meditative, sombre mood.

Artist
Jacques de Claeuw
Date
1650
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2994 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1650.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Naturaleza muerta vanitas con calavera, violín y globo

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