Still Life with a Glass and Oysters

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Artist: Jan Davidsz de Heem
Date: ca. 1640
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (25.1 x 19.1 cm)
Department: European Paintings
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Sooted Timber · Brown family · #372714 · 33%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #8A6D3E · 14%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #2C2813 · 13%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #6B5229 · 12%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #533B1E · 9%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #C0A56B · 7%

Press Black · Black family · #18150D · 7%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #652F0E · 2%

Charred Umber · Black family · #1D2015 · 1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #A77410 · <1%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #7D3B0D · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #010105 · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #030100 · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #C5B8A8 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #331D1B · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #010302 · <1%

Oxidized Bronze · Green family · #6B715A · <1%

Sage Plaster · Green family · #ACB29C · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Purchase, 1871

11 tags

Still Life Both · 100%

The work is cataloged as a still life, and the image visibly presents an arranged grouping of food, foliage, and a glass rather than a narrative scene.
Food Both · 100%

Fruit, grapes, lemons, and oysters are identified in the catalog, and these foods are directly visible in the painted arrangement.
Flora Visual · 96%

Leafy branches and curling stems, including grapevine foliage, are prominently depicted around the glass and food.

Transparent/Translucent Medium Visual · 99%

The central glass is visibly transparent, with a broad rim, curved contours, reflected forms, and bright highlights.
Dark Colors Visual · 98%

Deep brown, black, and olive-green tones dominate the setting and drapery, contrasted with pale oysters, grapes, and yellow lemons.
Shiny/Glossy Visual · 93%

Glossy and reflective surfaces are emphasized in the glass, grapes, lemon, and oyster shells through numerous small highlights.
Highly Detailed Visual · 91%

The painting differentiates numerous surfaces, including oyster flesh and shells, grape skins, lemon pulp and rind, leaves, glass, and fabric.

Oil Painting Metadata · 100%

The catalog identifies the medium as oil on wood.
Oil on Panel Metadata · 97%

The catalog records the work as oil on wood, corresponding to the catalog’s oil-on-panel support category.

17th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work ca. 1640, with a date range of 1635–1645, placing it in the seventeenth century.

Dutch Art Metadata · 98%

The catalog identifies the artist as Dutch, born in Utrecht and active in Antwerp.

Jan Davidsz de Heem. Still Life with a Glass and Oysters. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.