Still-Life Painting in Northern Europe, 1600–1800 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/still-life-painting-in-northern-europe-1600-1800
In general, the rise of still-life painting in the Northern and Spanish Netherlands … reflects the increasing urbanization of Dutch and Flemish society, which brought with it an emphasis on the home and personal possessions, commerce, trade, learning—all the aspects and diversions of everyday life.
arranged familiar foods (ham, cheese, oysters, and so on) and glasses of wine or beer