Jan Davidsz de Heem
Jan Davidsz de Heem (Jan Davids de Heem), April 1606, Utrecht - 1683/1684, Antwerp - Dutch artist and son of artist David de Heem. Presumably a student of Balthasar van der Ast.
De Hem has received universal acclaim for his magnificent depictions of flowers and fruits. He combined the detail of the image down to the smallest detail with a brilliant choice of colors and a refined taste in the construction of the composition. He painted flowers in bouquets and vases, in which butterflies and insects often flutter, flower wreaths in niches, windows and images of Madonnas in gray tones, garlands of fruits, still lifes with wine-filled glasses, grapes and other fruits and products. Hem masterfully used the possibilities of color and achieved a high degree of transparency, his images of inanimate nature are completely realistic. His canvases are found in almost all major art galleries.
