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Birds, pheasants, snipe, chickens, artichokes and bunches of asparagus lie on a stone tabletop covered on the right with a red and white cloth. Behind it, on the left, there is a large basket filled to the brim with fruit and vegetables. On the right is a copper wine cooler with a wild boar's head mounted on a board. A curtain hangs at the right edge of the picture, under which a cat appears. The cat can be interpreted as the embodiment of the sense of smell and as a symbol of "luxuria", or pleasure. Because of the decoration and the objects depicted, the painting can be described as a "sumptuous still life".

The 'Still Life with the Head of a Wild Boar' was painted in the mid-17th century by Antwerp-born Frans Snyders (1579­­–1657). In the Netherlands and Flanders, this was a period of great artistic productivity. The world's first major art market emerged. But it was also a time when the Netherlands became enormously wealthy. This was mainly due to the often exploitative overseas colonial trade.

The painting has a number of features that are typical of Frans Snyders' art at this time, such as the newly appearing Baroque curtain motif or the moulded tabletop with a broken edge. These details show that he was inspired not only by artists such as Jan Fyt (1611–1661) and Adriaen van Utrecht (1599–1652), but also by fine still-life painters. Synders was highly qualified: He was first apprenticed to Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564–1638) and from 1613 worked with Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640).