Traditional Still Lifes
Still Life with Nautilus Cup
Unknown Artist
An exquisite 17th-century Dutch still life showcasing a magnificent nautilus cup, savory pie, and citrus on a draped table.
Still Life with Nautilus Cup
Maerten Boelema de Stomme
1650 · Oil Paint, Panel
This masterfully rendered 17th-century still life captures the opulent textures of silver, shell, and citrus with striking realism.
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Where it works
A measured, grounding piece in a warmer tonal register — adds structure to a more polished room.
- Often works in
- Dining Room · Study · Kitchen
- Placement
- Reads naturally where the wall has more height than width
- Walls
- Benefits from a distinct wall tone
- Color notes
- Soft gray, Charcoal black
About the piece
Painted around 1650 by Maerten Boelema de Stomme, this 'pronkstilleven' (ostentatious still life) showcases the artist's virtuosity in depicting varied surfaces. The central nautilus cup, a rare and prized collector's item of the period, is surrounded by a peeled lemon, an overturned roemer glass, and various nuts, all rendered with the exquisite detail characteristic of the Dutch Golden Age.
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