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Signed lower right: G De Heem Cornelis de Heem came from a family of artists steeped in tradition, all of whose members specialised in the depiction of opulent flower and fruit still lifes. His father, Jan Davidsz de Heem, ran a flourishing workshop in Antwerp, where his son Cornelis also worked. Despite the similarities in subject matter, the son's works are easy to distinguish from those of his outstanding father. In Cornelis' work, the contrast between light and dark is more pronounced and his colour palette also consists of darker colours, often with a dark green as the dominant basic tone - as is also the case in this painting. His compositions are more reduced and compact than his father's, but he comes very close to him in his painting skills. Cornelis was admitted to the Antwerp guild as a master in 1660. Apart from a stay in Leiden from 1676 to 1681, he never left the city.