Still-Life with Crayfish, Oysters, and Fruit
Cornelis de Heem (Flemish, 1631–1695)
late 1600s or early 1700s
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 43.5 × 56.7 cm · framed: 61 × 74 × 5.3 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Accession Number
2008.290
Tags
male
About this artwork
The porcelain bowl in this painting most likely came from China. Political turbulence in China effectively eliminated ceramic imports to the West by the 1640s, so the bowl would have been considered at least as valuable as the gold object on the table.