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Still-life paintings in the Royal Collection
The Royal Collection contains many examples of still-life painting
A Vanitas
c.1666-1700RCIN 402604
Roestraten’s paintings fall within the Dutch pronkstilleven (‘ostentatious still-life’) tradition, which brought together a range of fashionable luxury objects, allowing the artist to demonstrate his skill in representing a variety of surface textures. In his work, Roestraten particularly highlights English silver.