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Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill
Item
Item sets
Books
Quills
Skulls
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Roemers
Media
https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/api/collection/v1/iiif/435904/795798/main-image
Title
Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill
Creator
Pieter Claesz
Date Created
1628
Location
Dutch
Publisher
Met
Identifier
49.107
Medium
oil, wood
Physical Dimensions
24.1 x 35.9 cm
Source
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435904
focus
Clay dish with something burning. Glass knocked over, resting against the upright skull. What is the quill resting on? Significance of background color change?
