Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill by Dutch artist Pieter Claesz (c.1596-1660) painted in 1628. A selection of objects symbolising mortality with expert composition and rendering of light, shadow and texture. Oil on wood. Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Universal Art Archive

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill by Dutch artist Pieter Claesz (c.1596-1660) painted in 1628. A selection of objects symbolising mortality with expert composition and rendering of light, shadow and texture. Oil on wood. Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Universal Art Archive Stock Photo
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Universal Art Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

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2WR86JE

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73.5 MB (1.9 MB Compressed download)

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6142 x 4184 px | 52 x 35.4 cm | 20.5 x 13.9 inches | 300dpi

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24 July 2019

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New York, USA

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