# Vanitas Still-Life

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HEEM, Jan Davidsz. de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on oak panel, 23 x 35 cm

## Commentary

Vanitas Still-Life c. 1630 Oil on oak panel, 23 x 35 cm Nationalmuseum, Stockholm This picture, showing a skull, a book and roses, is a memento mori, presenting a sinister contrast between the skull with its empty sockets and the fragrant pink rose so full of life. The attribution to De Heem is debated, since he never painted anything similar to the present work, the monogram DH found on the edge of the table could indicate another unidentified painter.

## Related artworks

- [A Table of Desserts](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/a-table-of-desserts-rba425b5338ac49>)
- [Banquet Piece](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/banquet-piece-r545200f7117c60>)
- [Bouquet in a Glass Vase](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/bouquet-in-a-glass-vase-ra65600b5faf2f0>)
- [Breakfast Still-Life](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/breakfast-still-life-rfcad070ded7fa6>)
- [Eucharist in Fruit Wreath](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/eucharist-in-fruit-wreath-r2d4c6bf4a138bf>)
- [Festoon of Fruit and Flowers \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/festoon-of-fruit-and-flowers-detail-r41567d0daff8c5>)
- [Festoon of Fruit and Flowers](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/festoon-of-fruit-and-flowers-r86bba6a2b7d22b>)
- [Festoon with Flowers and Fruit](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/festoon-with-flowers-and-fruit-reca53ee35df1cf>)
- [Flower Still-Life with a Bowl of Fruit and Oysters](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/flower-still-life-with-a-bowl-of-fruit-and-oysters-r60bff63d8f4e92>)
- [Flower Still-life with Crucifix and Skull](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/flower-still-life-with-crucifix-and-skull-r96be85e3e21f50>)
- [Flowers in Glass and Fruits](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/flowers-in-glass-and-fruits-r2baf5611da63f6>)
- [Fruit and a Vase of Flowers](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/heem-jan-davidsz-de-r2a73332d89e8de/fruit-and-a-vase-of-flowers-r59ede8503db250>)

## Attribution

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