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Still Life with Oysters, a Silver Tazza, and Glassware 1635 Willem Claesz Heda Dutch A table laid with oysters, a lemon, and beer invites the viewer to associate visual and culinary pleasure. But a closer look reveals broken glass and a cone of paper (intended to hold spices) torn from an almanac, both reminders of our swiftly passing days. Heda made a name for himself as an artist by achieving a variety of pictorial effects, such as the illusion of polished silver, glistening oysters, or reflective glass, while working almost exclusively in shades of gray. Listen to experts illuminate this ar
Still Life with Oysters, a Silver Tazza, and Glassware 1635 Willem Claesz Heda Dutch A table laid with oysters, a lemon, and beer invites the viewer to associate visual and culinary pleasure. But a closer look reveals broken glass and a cone of paper (intended to hold spices) torn from an almanac, both reminders of our swiftly passing days. Heda made a name for himself as an artist by achieving a variety of pictorial effects, such as the illusion of polished silver, glistening oysters, or reflective glass, while working almost exclusively in shades of gray. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #5253. Still Life with Oysters, a Silver Tazza, and Glassware Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Still Life with Oysters, a Silver Tazza, and Glassware. Willem Claesz Heda (Dutch, Haarlem? 1594–1680 Haarlem). 1635. Oil on wood. Paintings
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