Vanitas Still Life, by van Kessel the Elder (1665, c.)

Title

Description

This painting portrays a skull surrounded by flowers, bubbles, and some insects. Some accent gold pieces, like a golden tiara, are also present in the painting.

Creator

Kessel the Elder, Jan van (1626 - 1679)

Source

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., The USA.
https://www.nga.gov/global-site-search-page.html?searchterm=1995.74.2

Inventory number: 1995.74.2

Also found in Google Arts and Culture:
https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/vanitas-still-life-jan-van-kessel/0wEcoAN0jicKMg?hl=en

Archived in:
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Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vanitas_Still_Life_by_Jan_van_Kessel_the_Elder,_1665-70.jpg

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200710174344/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vanitas_Still_Life_by_Jan_van_Kessel_the_Elder,_1665-70.jpg

Date

1665, c.

Format

Oil on copper.
Dimensions: 20.3 × 15.2 cm