[1] [1]See Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Still Life: Its Visual Appeal and Theoretical Status in the Seventeenth-Century,” in Still Lifes of the Golden Age: Northern European Paintings from the Heinz Family Collection (Washington, DC, 1989), 14–15. de Heem. Recent cross-section analysis of the Washington painting has confirmed the presence of a non-pigmented resinous or oil-resin layer between the blue hyacinth and an earlier paint layer, which is not present in cross-sections taken elsewhere. De Heem often included specific animals and flowers in his work for their symbolic meanings. In the case of the National Gallery’s painting the answer is most certainly yes. [2] [2]See the analysis report in NGA conservation files: Michael Palmer, WA1381_De Heem_Vase of Flowers_1961.6.1, National Gallery of Art, July 28, 2017. It is therefore not impossible that Van Huysum may have come into possession of drawings by De Heem, though no such drawings are known. Munich, Alte Pinakothek. Clear evidence of paint application postdating the attribution to De Heem was not revealed by the samples examined. West Building de Heem (1606-84) was born in Utrecht, just south of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and became one of the most outstanding still-life painters of his time. For the identification of the plants and animals in this painting, see Sam Segal and Liesbeth M. Helmus, Much has been written on the symbolism of flowers in Dutch art. For an analysis of the Flower Piece with Shell and Skull in Dresden, see Sam Segal and Liesbeth M. Helmus, Jan Davidsz. Such artfully constructed compilations of elements that could never be seen together in nature gave still-life painting a status it could never have achieved if the artist had remained servile to the specifics of the natural world. de Heem (copy after), 1640 - 1700 Add to my sets. Whether it be in the translucency of the petals, the sheen of dew drops on the leaves, or the minute insects that crawl about the stems and blossoms, De Heem has exerted painstaking care to capture the very essence of the still-life elements that make up his composition. Stems of flowers were relatively short and flowers did not overlap. This Vase of Flowers by de Heem wallpaper mural from 1645 is a beautiful design that will completely reinvent your interior with minimal effort, as a wonderfully striking piece of classic art that will be sure to impress. Jan Davidsz. Still Life of Flowers Giclee Print by Jan Davidsz de Heem. De Heem’s dynamic yet harmonious composition belongs to a long-standing tradition. This still life with a vase of flowers has been attributed to Jan Davidsz. Find art you love and shop high-quality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at Art.com. Within such a context the prominent position of the white poppy upon which a butterfly alights has to be understood symbolically. de Heem, 1660 - 1670 On display in Gallery of Honour Add to my sets. The paint layers are applied over a thin, smooth off-white ground in thin layers blended wet into wet. 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. Occasionally this Catholic artist included a skull and the words memento mori adjacent to a flower piece [fig. De Heem’s flower still lifes often had specific moral, and even religious, connotations. © 2021 National Gallery of Art Notices Terms of Use Privacy Policy, See Arthur K. 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