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DiaporamaStill Life with a Glass and Oysters
1640
25.0 x 19.0 cm
jan davidszoon de heem or johannes de heem or johannes van antwerpen or jan davidsz de hem (1606 – 1684)
Explore the captivating still lifes of Jan de Heem! Dutch Golden Age master known for rich colors, meticulous detail & vanitas themes. Discover his iconic art.
This still life was one of the first paintings acquired by The Met, part of the Founding Purchase of 1871. It combines some of the most frequent props of Dutch still life—a lemon peel, the type of glass known as a roemer, and oysters, which were believed at the time to have aphrodisiac properties. The diminutive scale indicates it was destined for a collector’s cabinet, meant to be pored over by a single viewer.
About this artwork
- Title: Still Life with a Glass and Oysters
- Artist: jan davidszoon de heem or johannes de heem or johannes van antwerpen or jan davidsz de hem
- Year: 1640
- Original dimensions: 25.0 x 19.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color hue: Ochre to Sepia
- Color intensity: Balanced
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