# Still-Life with Oysters

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CLAESZ., Pieter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/claesz-pieter-rc9fd2c85d5b98d>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on oakwood, 38 x 53 cm

## Commentary

Still-Life with Oysters c. 1633 Oil on oakwood, 38 x 53 cm Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Kassel The affluent citizens of Haarlem were particularly open to the refined taste displayed in breakfast still-lifes by artists like Pieter Claesz. and Willem Claesz Heda. In this painting, a half-full rummer, an overturned tazza or wine-cup, an inverted Berkemeier glass, a silver plate and a knife, together with bread, hazelnuts, a lemon cut and peeled, oysters and a little paper cone of pepper, are all artfully organised to produce a fictive effect of serendipity.

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## Attribution

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