Jan Janszoon de Heem (1650- after 1695)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age still-life painter.
• He was the son of Jan Davidszoon de Heem and the half-brother of Cornelis de Heem.
• This is a family of still-life specialists, of which father Jan Davidszoon de Heem is the most significant.
• Jan was baptised in Antwerp on 2 July 1650.
• He was trained by his father in Utrecht.
• They both signed their paintings as J de Heem have meant that many paintings in major collections attributed to Jan Davidszoon are actually by Jan Janszoon.
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