A golden pie sits at the centre of an opulent spread, surrounded by glistening fruit, fine glassware, and rich fabrics, all depicted with striking clarity. The composition exemplifies the pronkstilleven genre, a sumptuous still life tradition that flourished during the Dutch Golden Age to celebrate material abundance. The painting employs a detailed and illusionistic style, capturing textures with acute precision—fruit skins gleam, glass reflects light precisely, and the pastry crumbles delicately at its edge. This visual intensity creates a heightened realism that draws the viewer into the scene’s excess. Beneath the surface splendour, however, details such as the peeled lemon and wilting flowers introduce subtle signs of deterioration, offering a quiet meditation on transience and the impermanence of earthly pleasures.