There are different types of still lifes, which can be divided into types:
"fruit piece".
"flower arrangement".
"breakfast food". A still life with bread, knives, fish, the things that were eaten during a meal at the end of the morning.
"banquet". A still life including a richly filled pie.
"toebackjes". A still life with tobacco, pipe and similar items.
"seafood". A still life that was especially popular in The Hague.
"hunting piece".
' Vanitas' is a symbolic work of art showing the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death,