# Tromp-l'oeil Still-Life

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HOOGSTRATEN, Samuel van](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 46 x 58 cm

## Commentary

This is one of the deceptively realistic still-lifes by Van Hoogstraten. The objects the artist depicted in his trompe-l&#39;oeil still-lifes reflect his life and social standing. This still-life shows a letter-rack, a flat shelf on which three strips of leather have been nailed to hold letters. In this rack the artist painted trophies and a nice arrangement of personal possessions, with a sealed document in the middle on which he placed his signature and the date.

## Related artworks

- [Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/annunciation-of-the-death-of-the-virgin-rc7c9fdd5a0c4cd>)
- [Letter Board](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/letter-board-re4712d2478d81b>)
- [Man Looking through a Window](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/man-looking-through-a-window-rcec4583967d3d3>)
- [Mother with a Child in a Wicker Cradle](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/mother-with-a-child-in-a-wicker-cradle-r6cfa8c954f8113>)
- [Portrait of a Gentleman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/portrait-of-a-gentleman-r5851199d7af8e0>)
- [Portrait of Johan Cornelisz. Vijgeboom and His Wife](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/portrait-of-johan-cornelisz-vijgeboom-and-his-wife-rc396035aa35894>)
- [Self-Portrait](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/self-portrait-r281140f95deea5>)
- [Self-Portrait](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/self-portrait-rb0c75cae0ff7e3>)
- [The Anaemic Lady](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/the-anaemic-lady-r711063e822bd35>)
- [Tobias&#39;s Farewell to his Parents](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/tobiass-farewell-to-his-parents-rffc65e6669975f>)
- [Trompe-l&#39;oeil Still-Life](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/trompe-loeil-still-life-rf4846138fa2cc1>)
- [Two Women by a Cradle](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hoogstraten-samuel-van-r964b591005a7a5/two-women-by-a-cradle-raf0627a9748acc>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)