- Artist
- Pieter Claesz
- Year
- c. 1628
- Medium
- oil on panel
- Dimensions
- height 52.6 cm x width 44.1 cm
A vanitas still life by Pieter Claesz featuring a human skull and a writing quill, meditating on the transience of earthly pursuits. Claesz was a leading figure of the Haarlem school of still life painting, known for his restrained palette and masterful rendering of textures.