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Memento Mori
Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill
by Pieter Claesz (Dutch, 1597-1660)
Artwork Details
Year
1628
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Medium
Oil on wood
Original Size
24.1 × 35.9 cm
About This Artwork
Pieter Claesz's 1628 memento mori still life featuring a skull and writing quill, symbolizing the futility of worldly knowledge in the face of death.
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