Willem Claesz Heda, the author of "Still Life with Oysters, a Silver Tazza, and Glassware", is a Dutch artist famous for his still life paintings. His painting style makes the still life in the paintings simple and orderly. In this painting, oysters, lemons, wine glasses, etc. appear to be arranged chaotically on the table, but if you look closely, you can see that the details are very characteristic of the painter's technique. For example, the reflections on the paper roll on the table, the half-cut lemon peel, and the wine bottle make the painting look very vivid and expressive.
Along with the oysters and lemons in this painting is a silver knife, which may have been used to peel lemons or open oyster shells. No matter which version is said, this work depicts a dining table for daily life in the Netherlands in the 17th century, reflecting the success and wealth of the Dutch maritime trade at that time, as evidenced by the oysters as seafood and the aromatic lemons. Oysters demonstrated the wealth of the Dutch at that time.