Art, literature & historyJan Davidsz. de Heem
1606–1684
Selected artwork
Still Life with Asparagus
ca. 1651-1655
Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)
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Biography
Jan Davidsz. de Heem or in-full Jan Davidszoon de Heem, also called Johannes de Heem or Johannes van Antwerpen or Jan Davidsz de Hem (c. 17 April 1606 in Utrecht – before 26 April 1684 in Antwerp), was a still life painter who was active in Utrecht and Antwerp. He is a major representative of that genre in both Dutch and Flemish Baroque painting.
De Heem was born in Utrecht, the Dutch Republic in 1606 as Johannes van Antwerpen to David de Heem the Elder (1570–1631), a painter. He had a younger brother David (1610 – after 1669). An unknown brother of the father had a son, Jan or Johannes de Heem (c. 1603 – probably after 1659), who also became a painter of still lifes. De Heem studied first under his father, then under Balthasar van der Ast. "Davidsz." is a patronym referring to his father's name, David. He lived in Leiden from about 1625 to 1629, where he studied in 1629 under David Bailly (1584 – c. 1657).
De Heem moved to the Southern Netherlands and in 1635 or 1636 joined the Guild of Saint Luke of Antwerp. He became a burgher of that city in 1637. However he was often absent, as attested by the duties he had to pay for this.
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- Rijksmuseum2 recorded works
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)2 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art2 recorded works
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna1 recorded work
- musée Crozatier — Le Puy-en-Velay1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Bordeaux1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Caen1 recorded work
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Lille1 recorded work
- Museo Nacional del Prado1 recorded work
- National Gallery of Art1 recorded work
- Tyrolean State Museum1 recorded work
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- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
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