Rijksmuseum

Tabletop

Date

c. 1650 - c. 1660

Medium

touchstone, ebony (wood), marble (rock), wood (plant material), mother of pearl

Culture

Amsterdam

Institution

Rijksmuseum

This tabletop is the masterpiece of the renowned Dirck van Rijswijck, who kept it in his workshop to show visitors. It was particularly admired for the extraordinary naturalism of the mother-of-pearl inlay, which combined shells of various colours to create refined depictions of flowers and insects.

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