Still life with Bacchus, god of wine by Johannes Georg Hinz (1630-1688)

This beautiful still life represents two wanli dishes with grapes, pears and other fruits, a peeled lemon and nutshells on a tin plate, a crystal wine glass with the representation of Bacchus, god of wine.
Oil on canvas
Housed in a 17th century style black frame.
According to Houbraken who called him Hins, he was the teacher of Ernst Stuven who took him into his home after he noticed how much talent the young boy had.
He was possibly also the teacher of Franz Werner von Tamm.
Johannes Hinz was born in Altona in 1630 and died in Hamburg in 1688