Floral Still Life, 1670-1690, Cornelis de Heem, Dutch, 1631–1695, 14 9/16 × 10 5/8 in. ( × cm) (sight)21 9/16 × 17 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. ( × × cm) (outer frame), Oil on copper, Netherlands, 17th century, Cornelis de Heem belonged to a family of still-life painters. While it is difficult to date his works precisely, this one has been placed late in his career, for his work seems to have grown smaller and increasingly precise. Here he highlights the realism of his illusions by attempting to trick us into believing that a bit of paper has been stuck to the surface

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