Full Description
Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1684) was one of the best still-life painters of the 17th century. His work, which is enchanting to the eye, has always enjoyed international fame. Throughout his painting career of nearly 60 years, de Heem continued to search for new and better ways to depict his subjects. He trained several pupils and had countless followers and imitators, in the Netherlands as well as abroad, and throughout the centuries. The fact that he was active in both the Northern and Southern Netherlands enhanced his success and fame. He worked successively in Leiden, (presumably) in Amsterdam, in Antwerp, in Utrecht and again in Antwerp.
De Heem is perhaps best known for his exuberant floral still lifes, which, however, were mainly created after 1660. By then, already for decades, he had painted still lifes of many themes and motifs, and in a variety of sizes, modest as well as luxurious. In Antwerp he had developed the large, rich still lifes which earned him part of his renown.
This comprehensive monograph written by Fred G. Meijer, contains the complete catalogue of de Heem's oeuvre. Volume 1 includes an introduction, a biography and description of the development of his work. Volume 2 contains the catalogue raisonné of all paintings now known by de Heem, as well as several appendices.
Contents
Acknowledgements 7
Jan Davidsz. de Heem 1606-1684
About this Book 11
Introduction 15
Jan Davidsz. de Heem's Name and Likenesses 19
A Biography of Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1684) 25
Utrecht, Leiden, and Amsterdam
Jan Davidsz. de Heem's Early Dutch Period 37
Antwerp 1636 to 1656 105
Antwerp - Utrecht, 1656 to 1672 303
Antwerp 1672 to 1684 397
Concluding Observations 465
Notes 485
About the author 504
Colophon 504
Catalogue Raisonné
The Paintings of Jan Davidsz. de Heem 510
Catalogue Raisonné
The Drawing(s) of Jan Davidsz. de Heem (D),
Including Rejected Drawings (D R) 668
Appendix I
Documents 673
Appendix II
Signatures 685
Concordance 697
Bibliography and Exhibitions 701
Photo Credits and Captions of Details 731
Index 737
General index
Index Catalogue Raisonné
Auctions in the catalogue raisonné by location
Buyers, dealers, owners by location
About the author 760
Colophon 760
