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Dark vanitas still life: a skull, a flower vase, oranges, a pocket watch and a letter on a marble ledge, with a sunflower at right.

Vanitas stilleven

A dark vanitas still life on a marble ledge shows a skull beside a vase of tulips, roses and other flowers, with a sunflower rising at right. Oranges, a pocket watch, a folded letter, a small box and a book are arranged around it under a window's light.

Artist
Maria van Oosterwijck (eigenhandig gesigneerd)
Date
1675
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3043 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1675.
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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