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Still life painting with a skull, hourglass, stacked books and a letter on a dark draped table against a brown wall.

Vanitas Still Life with Skull, Hourglass and Books

A small oil painting of a still life on a dark draped table against a muted olive-brown wall. A skull rests on a stack of open books beside a sand hourglass, a folded letter, and a row of upright volumes at right. The soft, low light and restrained palette create a quiet, contemplative mood.

Artist
Gerrit van Vucht
Date
1658-1697
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3060 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1697.
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

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