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Heda’s command of perspective is evident in how he shows the knife on the pewter plate that’s almost dropping off the table close to us. He’s creating the illusion of a real table with real objects. The ivory handle of the knife also protrudes into our space as if it were real, the blade inserted into a cone of paper rolled from a page from an almanac.
Title
Still Life: Pewter and Silver Vessels and a Crab
Date
probably about 1633-7
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 54.2 x W 73.8 cm
Accession number
NG1469
Acquisition method
Presented by Henry J. Pfungst, 1896
Work type
Painting