# Still-Life with a Skull and Writing Quill

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CLAESZ., Pieter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/claesz-pieter-rc9fd2c85d5b98d>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on wood, 24 x 36 cm

## Commentary

The simplicity and directness achieved in this work were gradually distilled by Claesz over a period of several years, in which he could be said to have reached a moment of early maturity. The clarity of light, its suggestion of textures, casting of shadows, and creation of substance and space testify to Claesz&#39;s exceptional powers of observation.

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- [Breakfast-piece](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/claesz-pieter-rc9fd2c85d5b98d/breakfast-piece-rbf312ab0a60d1a>)
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- [Still-Life](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/claesz-pieter-rc9fd2c85d5b98d/still-life-r1cc34b97bb66f6>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)