Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario
Appearances can be deceptive – certainly in painting, which gives only an impression of reality. Here Claesz presents the study materials of an educated painter: books, drawings, armour, musical instruments and a plaster cast of the Spinario, a famous antique sculpture of a boy extracting a thorn from his foot. On the table are a paintbrush and a palette, along with bones and a skull. The message is clear: the world is mere illusion and transience (vanitas).
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Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario
Appearances can be deceptive – certainly in painting, which gives only an impression of reality. Here Claesz presents the study materials of an educated painter: books, drawings, armour, musical instruments and a plaster cast of the Spinario, a famous antique sculpture of a boy extracting a thorn from his foot. On the table are a paintbrush and a palette, along with bones and a skull. The message is clear: the world is mere illusion and transience (vanitas).
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Appearances can be deceptive – ...... sion and transience (vanitas).
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Schijn bedriegt – zeker in de ...... en vergankelijkheid (vanitas).
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Rijksmuseum
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Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario
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Vanitasstilleven met de Doornuittrekker
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1628
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1628
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drager breedte 80,5 cm
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drager hoogte 71,5 cm
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support height 71.5 cm
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support width 80.5 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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provenance
…; the dealer A. Nijstad, Loch ...... , £ 1,050, to the museum, 1958
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second quarter 17th century
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tweede kwart 17e eeuw
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