HEEM, Jan Davidsz. de
(b. 1606, Utrecht, d. 1684, Antwerpen)

Festoon of Fruit and Flowers

c. 1660
Oil on canvas, 74 x 60 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The dominant feature of the canvas is wealth of detail, which provides the almost endless delight of discovering a new and brilliant detail behind every piece of fruit and every flower.