# Still-Life [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ADRIAENSSEN, Alexander]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on panel, 44 x 64 cm ## Commentary The painting shows a still-life with a platter of crabs and shrimp, a glass jug of flowers, a Roemer and a long-stemmed tazza of wine, an earthenware jug, a loaf of bread, a bunch of grapes and a half-peeled lemon. All of Adriaenssen's known works are still-lifes, a number of which are dated and prominently signed with his full name. His compositions are well balanced, suffused with soft chiaroscuro, with the textures of surfaces skillfully and convincingly reproduced. The painting is signed and dated on the table, lower left: Alex. Adriaenssen fecit Ao 1646. ## Related artworks - [Fish and Dead Game]() - [Still-Life with Fish]() - [Still-Life with Flowers in a Glass Vase]() - [Still-Life with Oysters]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()