Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts or Gijsbrechts (1630 - 1675) was a Dutch painter of still life and trompe l'œil active in the second half of 17th century. It 's thought that he spent a very long time painting in Copenhagen. Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London - construction begins November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... A still life is a work of art which represents a subject composed of inanimate objects. ... Trompe loeil on building in Narbonne, France. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Copenhagen (IPA: , rhyming with pagan (the way the Danes themselves pronounce the name of the capital in English), or , with a as in spa; Danish IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark and the countrys largest city (metropolitan population 1,211,542 (2006)). It is also the name of the...