- person(s) sitting among objects forming a 'Vanitas' still life
- 'Vanitas' still life
- clothes, costume
- head-gear: cap
- sharpening pen (quill)
- hourglass
- scholar in his study
- sitting figure (+ sideview, profile)
- 'Vanitas' symbols
- sitting figure
- wise man
- old man
- exhibition of wealth
- scholar, philosopher
- handwriting, writing as activity
- writing tools
- Thinking, Thought, Reflection; 'Pensiero' (Ripa)
- quill
- Mortality, Extinction of Life
- Luxury, Luxuriousness
- fashion, clothing
- education, science and learning
- pen
- book