Still Life

Trompe-l'oeil Still Life - A letter rack holding various objects, less than five centimetres deep. Barely distinguishable from the real thing. Van Hoogstraten managed to fool the Emperor Ferdinand III with a trompe-l’oeil like this, earning him a medal of honour. This medal is prominently displayed here, as is a note stating where and when the work was painted: London, 20 January 1664.