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Dark still life painting of a skull, violin, books, globe, candlestick and open book on a ledge.

Vanitas Still Life

A dark still life arranged on a stone ledge: a human skull, a violin with its bow, stacked books, a terrestrial globe, a lit brass candlestick, and a glass bottle under a bell jar. A folded white cloth and an open book sit in the foreground against a shadowy background.

Artist
Stevers
Date
1630-1660
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3422 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1660.
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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