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Kalf, 'Still Life with Drinking Horn', about 1653

Light glances off the perfectly rendered surfaces of glass, silver, lemon flesh and a glistening lobster in this sumptuous display. It's on show in a room filled with works that warn against being seduced by material wealth and ostentation - so why was this luxurious painting made, and for whom?

Special Feature: The Horn of Plenty