Trompe l'oeil with Studio Wall and Vanitas Still Life  1668

In addition to the signature ”[i]C. N. Gysbrechts, F.A.O. 1668[/i]” the painting also bears the painter’s “[i]calling card[/i]” in the form of a note bearing the address ”[i]A Monsuer / Monsuer Cornelius Norbertus / Gijsbrechts Conterfeÿer ggl. In. / Coppenhagen.[/i]” [br] [b]A vanitas still life[/b] The painting shows a wooden wall with a canvas mounted on a temporary s...