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Kunsthistorisches Museum

Pieter Claesz: Still Lives

17 June 2025 to 15 March 2026

A still life composition featuring a plate with sliced fish, a knife, a loaf of bread, and a glass of dark beverage. Nearby, walnuts and a few white radishes add to the arrangement, all set on a draped tablecloth with soft lighting.
Press Release

Pieter Claesz: Still Lives

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Still Life with Fruit Pie, Overturned Silver Tazza, Gilt Cup, and a ‘Roemer’ (wine glass)

Pieter Claesz (1597/98–1660)
Still Life with Fruit Pie, Overturned Silver Tazza, Gilt Cup, and a ‘Roemer’ (wine glass)
1637
Oil on panel
Kunst Museum Winterthur, inv. G.2018.31; gift from the Jakob Briner Foundation, 2018
© Kunst Museum Winterthur

A still life composition featuring a table covered with a white cloth. It includes plates with bread, fish, and nuts, alongside a glass of wine and a decorative goblet. A piece of linen drapes across the table, adding softness to the scene.
Still Life with Glass Goblet

Pieter Claesz (1597/98–1660)
Still Life with Glass Goblet
1642
Oil on panel
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Alte Galerie Schloss Eggenberg, on loan by Kaiserschild-Stiftung, 
inv. L 82 
© Photo: UMJ/N. Lackner

A still life composition featuring a plate with sliced fish, a knife, a loaf of bread, and a glass of dark beverage. Nearby, walnuts and a few white radishes add to the arrangement, all set on a draped tablecloth with soft lighting.
Vanitas Still Life

Pieter Claesz (1597/98–1660)
Vanitas Still Life
1656
Oil on panel
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Picture Gallery, inv. 9035
© KHM-Museumsverband

A still life composition featuring a human skull, a round glass orb, and a candle holder with smoke rising. Nearby are an hourglass, a book, and a pocket watch, along with other objects, suggesting themes of mortality and the passage of time.
Exhibition view

Pieter Claesz: Still Lives
© KHM-Museumsverband

The image showcases an exhibition space dedicated to artist Pieter Claesz. The walls are adorned in a warm gold color, featuring three framed still-life paintings by Claesz. A banner at the top identifies the exhibition title, “Pieter Claesz – Stilleben.” The floor has a wooden pattern.
Exhibition view

Pieter Claesz: Still Lives
© KHM-Museumsverband

A gallery wall features three still-life paintings by Pieter Claesz, displayed against a warm golden background. The artist's name,
Exhibition view

Pieter Claesz: Still Lives
© KHM-Museumsverband

The image displays a gallery wall featuring three still life paintings by Pieter Claesz. The art includes various objects such as food, glassware, and utensils, arranged elegantly on tablecloths. Above the paintings, the artist's name and the title
Exhibition view

Pieter Claesz: Still Lives
© KHM-Museumsverband

The image shows an exhibition space featuring the works of artist Pieter Claesz. On a golden wall, the artist's name is displayed, alongside three framed paintings. In the foreground, a black table with an interactive display invites visitors to explore more about the artworks.
Exhibition view

Pieter Claesz: Still Lives
© KHM-Museumsverband

A gallery space featuring an exhibition about Pieter Claesz. The display includes framed paintings on the right wall and an informational screen on the left. The walls are painted in a warm tone, creating an inviting atmosphere. Wooden flooring enhances the aesthetic of the room.
Exhibition view

Pieter Claesz: Still Lives
© KHM-Museumsverband

An art gallery interior featuring a wall with informational text about

Press contact

Mag. Dr. Wolfgang Lamprecht (external Head)
T +43 1 525 24 4021

Mag. Sarah Aistleitner
T +43 1 525 24 4025

Tanja Stigler
T +43 1 525 24 4019

presse@khm.at