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

Fruit and Flower Still-Life

1650
Oil on canvas
Gemäldegalerie, Dresden

Garlands and festoons were predominantly a Flemish subject, particularly those in which the garlands surrounded a religious image. While in Antwerp, Jan Davidsz. de Heem had started out to paint such compositions during the late 1640s. He continued to paint them after having returned to Holland.