Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill
1628
24.0 x 36.0 cm
メトロポリタン美術館
In this still life, close observation and realistic detail operate in tension with explicit symbolism. The toppled glass, gap-toothed skull, and guttering wick of an oil lamp all serve as stark symbols of life’s brevity. Working with a limited palette of grays and browns, Claesz carefully describes the surfaces of these unsettling objects. By arranging them on a pitted stone ledge, the artist connects the picture’s space to our own, making the message all the more compelling.
Pieter Claesz Soutman(1580 – 1657)
Pieter Claesz Soutman (1593-1657) was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for realistic still lifes, portraits & group scenes. Influenced by Rubens & Hals, he served as court painter to Sigismund III Vasa. Explore his works today!
メトロポリタン美術館(New York, United States of America)
5千年の芸術と文化を体験!メトロポリタン美術館で、古代エジプトの遺産からルネサンス絵画まで、世界中の至宝を発見。ニューヨークの象徴的な美術館へ。 (229文字)
作品詳細
- 作品名: Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill
- 作家: Pieter Claesz Soutman
- 制作年: 1628
- 作品サイズ: 24.0 x 36.0 cm
- 技法: Landscape
- 著作権の状態: パブリックドメイン
- 展示場所: メトロポリタン美術館
- 主要な色: Phthalo Green
- 知覚輝度: deep_shadow