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Jan Davidsz. de Heem

1606 - 1684

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Jan Davidsz. de Heem or in-full Jan Davidszoon de Heem, also called Johannes de Heem or Johannes van Antwerpen or Jan Davidsz de Hem (c. 17 April 1606 in Utrecht – before 26 April 1684 in Antwerp), was a still life painter who was active in Utrecht and Antwerp. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Davidsz. de Heem has received more than 182,904 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Davidsz. de Heem is the 487th most popular painter (down from 477th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 185th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Dutch Painter.

Jan Davidsz. de Heem is most famous for his still life paintings, which are often of fruits and vegetables.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jan Davidsz. de Heem ranks 487 out of 2,023Before him are Alesso Baldovinetti, Mattia Preti, Hugo Simberg, Giuseppe Cesari, Rachel Ruysch, and Jan van Scorel. After him are Eugène Atget, Paloma Picasso, Roelant Savery, Moïse Kisling, Tsuguharu Foujita, and Richard Hamilton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1606, Jan Davidsz. de Heem ranks 6Before him are Rembrandt, Pierre Corneille, Li Zicheng, Maria Anna of Spain, and Christine of France. After him are Joachim von Sandrart, Zhang Xianzhong, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Mehmed IV Giray, Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons, and Laurent de La Hyre. Among people deceased in 1684, Jan Davidsz. de Heem ranks 6Before him are Pierre Corneille, Pieter de Hooch, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Nicola Amati, and Edme Mariotte. After him are Anne Gonzaga, Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, Josefa de Óbidos, Antoine Gombaud, Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony, and Caspar Netscher.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Davidsz. de Heem ranks 199 out of 1,646Before him are Willem de Sitter (1872), Nicholas J. Spykman (1893), Wesley Sneijder (1984), Johann Adam Reincken (1643), Rachel Ruysch (1664), and Jan van Scorel (1495). After him are Jan Janszoon (1570), Willem Drees (1886), Gustav Leonhardt (1928), Guido van Rossum (1956), Philips Wouwerman (1619), and Jan Ingenhousz (1730).

Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Jan Davidsz. de Heem ranks 47Before him are Pieter Lastman (1583), Jan Lievens (1607), Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588), Balthasar van der Ast (1593), Rachel Ruysch (1664), and Jan van Scorel (1495). After him are Philips Wouwerman (1619), Johan Jongkind (1819), Antonis Mor (1519), Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627), Willem van Aelst (1627), and Cornelis van Haarlem (1562).