Jan Davidszoon de Heem

Jan Davidszoon de Heem , 1606-84, Dutch painter of fruit and flower pieces. He studied with his father, David de Heem, and became one of Holland's foremost still-life painters. His paintings are found in many leading European museums; the Metropolitan Museum possesses three examples. His son and pupil, Cornelis de Heem , c.1631-1695, painted works that were often confused with his father's.

Heem, Jan Davidsz. de (b Utrecht, Apr. 1606; d Antwerp, 1683/4). One of the greatest Dutch still-life painters. He worked mainly in Antwerp, where he settled in about 1635. His early pictures are in the style of Balthasar van der Ast and he also studied the restrained and simple works of the Haarlem still-life artists Claesz. and Heda. In Antwerp, however, he turned to a different idiom, producing splendid flower pieces and large compositions of exquisitely laid tables in the opulent spirit of Flemish Baroque art. His work formed a link between the Dutch and Flemish still-life traditions and he is claimed by both schools. He came from a large family of painters and his many followers in Flanders and Holland included his sons Cornelis de Heem (1631–95) and Jan Jansz. de Heem (1650–after 1695).

Heem, Jan Davidsz. de (1606–83/4). One of the greatest Dutch still-life painters. He was born in Utrecht and active mainly in Antwerp, where he settled in about 1635. His early pictures are in the style of Balthasar van der Ast and he also studied the restrained and simple works of the Haarlem still-life artists Claesz. and Heda. In Antwerp, however, he turned to a different idiom, producing splendid flower pieces and large compositions of exquisitely laid tables in the opulent spirit of Flemish Baroque art. His work formed a link between the Dutch and Flemish still-life traditions and he is claimed by both schools. He came from a large family of painters and his many followers in Flanders and Holland included his sons Cornelis de Heem (1631–95) and Jan Jansz. De Heem (1650–after 1695).