HEEM, Cornelis de
(b. 1631, Leiden, d. 1695, Antwerpen)

Still-Life

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Oil on canvas, 61 x 46 cm
Private collection

This canvas by Cornelis de Heem, son of the still-life painter, Jan Davidsz. de Heem, shows a still-life of roses, poppies, lilies and other flowers in a glass vase on a marble shelf; beneath a partly peeled orange and fraises de bois in a Wanli porcelain dish, both on a projecting marble ledge. It exemplifies the highly refined work for which the entire de Heem family is justly revered.