A 'pronk' still life

The original is in the Akademie der Bildende Künste, Vienna, inv.no.612 (R. Trnek, Die Holländische Gemälde des 17. Jahrhunderts in der Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der Bildende Künste in Wien, 1992, p.171, no.58). It is to be dated late 1640's, early 1650's. The poem on the leaflet to the left is probably De Heem's own invention and is dedicated to an unknown beloved.

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