Christian Luycks
A Vanitas Still Life with Musical Instruments, Sheet Music, Books, a Skeleton, Skulls, and Armor

A Vanitas Still Life with Musical Instruments, Sheet Music, Books, a Skeleton, Skulls, and Armor

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A Vanitas Still Life with Musical Instruments, Sheet Music, Books, a Skeleton, Skulls, and Armor
ArtistFlemish, 1623–c. 1677
CultureFlemish
Titles
  • A Vanitas Still Life with Musical Instruments, Sheet Music, Books, a Skeleton, Skulls, and Armor
Datec. 1655
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas or panel: 29 3/8 × 36 3/4 in. (74.6 × 93.3 cm)
 Frame: 36 5/8 × 44 1/4 × 2 11/16 in. (93.1 × 112.4 × 6.9 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2022.3
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland, for c. 35–40 years, until 2018; [anonymous sale, Koller, Zurich, 23 March 2018, lot 3028]; [Johnny Van Haeften Ltd., London, 2018]; private collection, United Kingdom, 2018–21.

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