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Painting of a vanitas still life: a marble youth statue, skull, glass, violin, lute, sketchbook and armor on a dark draped table and floor.

Vanitas stilleven met de Doornuittrekker

A vanitas still life on a draped table shows a white marble statue of a youth pulling a thorn from his foot, beside a human skull, a half-filled glass, and a clay pipe. A violin, lute, open sketchbook, armor and books fill the foreground.

Artist
Pieter Claesz (signed by artist)
Date
1628
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3492 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1628.
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

Español: Naturaleza muerta vanitas con el Spinario

Una naturaleza muerta de vanitas sobre una mesa cubierta con tela muestra una estatua blanca de mármol de un joven que se saca una espina del pie, junto a un cráneo humano, una copa medio llena y una pipa de arcilla. En primer plano aparecen un violín, un laúd, un cuaderno de dibujo abierto, una armadura y libros.

Português: Natureza-morta vanitas com o Spinario

Uma natureza-morta do tipo vanitas mostra, sobre uma mesa coberta por tecido, uma estátua branca de mármore de um jovem tirando um espinho do pé, ao lado de um crânio humano, uma taça meio cheia e um cachimbo de argila. No primeiro plano aparecem um violino, um alaúde, um caderno de desenho aberto, uma armadura e livros.

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