Vase Of Flowers By Jan Davidsz De Heem

Dutch artists worked in a variety of still life traditions that ranged from banquet pieces to paintings.

Vase of flowers by jan davidsz de heem.

Jan davidsz de heem vase of flowers c. De heem or in full jan davidszoon de heem also called johannes de heem or johannes van antwerpen or jan davidsz de hem c. The flower paintings of jan davidsz de heem celebrate the beauty of flora while at the same time exemplifying the concept of ars longa vita brevis art is long life is short embodied in the dutch still life paintings of the seventeenth century. Vase of flowers jan davidsz.

National gallery of art washington dc washington dc united states. Rather than a stiff bouquet we see a colourful profusion of flowers hanging over the edge of the vase. Compared to flower still lifes of the early seventeenth century this painting is a real floral explosion. De heem s paintings also reflected the great interest in botany at that time and this work.

67 3 x 55 2 cm. He is a major representative of that genre in both dutch and flemish baroque painting. 17 april 1606 in utrecht before 26 april 1684 in antwerp was a still life painter who was active in utrecht and antwerp. Vase of flowers 1654 oil painting reproduction jan davidsz de heem c 1600 c 1683 location.

Norton simon museum of art pasadena usa original size.