Jan Davidszoon de Heem
(1606–1684) Dutch-Flemish painter (1606–1684)
Jan Davidszoon de Heem (1606–1684) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jan Davidszoon de Heem belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jan Davidszoon de Heem was born in Utrecht and died in Antwerp. Jan Davidszoon de Heem worked in Leiden, Antwerp, Utrecht, and Antwerp. Jan Davidszoon de Heem became a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke. The students included Jacob Rotius.
The best-known works include ‘Sumptuous Fruit Still Life with Jewellery Box’, ‘Garland of Fruit and Flowers’, and ‘Still-Life of Books’. The works belong mainly to the genres still life and floral painting. The catalogue has 144 works by Jan Davidszoon de Heem with free images. The dated works span the years 1601–1845. Works by Jan Davidszoon de Heem are held by several collections, among them Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, and Département des peintures du Louvre. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Laurent de La Hyre, Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, Lorenzo Lippi, Nicolas Mignard, and Rembrandt van Rijn.