HEDA, Willem Claesz.
(b. 1594, Haarlem, d. 1680, Haarlem)

Still-Life with Ham, Bread and Precious Vessels (detail)

1654
Oil on canvas
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

The desire to immortalize precious objects is demonstrated quite clearly in the elegant works of Willem Claesz. Heda. The present large canvas is a mature example of what is known as the Haarlem "monochrome banquet piece".




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