Vanitas Still Life of a Skull & Snake | Follower of Pieter Claesz | 17th Century

Vanitas Still Life of a Skull & Snake. Painted by a Follower of Pieter Claesz (1597–1660). Oil on panel.

A striking Dutch Vanitas depicting a human skull entwined by a coiling snake and set against rich red drapery. Closely associated with the tradition of Pieter Claesz, the composition serves as a powerful memento mori, reflecting on mortality and the transience of life.

Painted on light wooden panels with supporting bars to stabilise historic splitting, and presented in an antique gilt frame.

Measurements: 16.5'' x 14'' approx inches

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