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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 171,052 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jan Davidsz. de Heem is the 478th most popular painter (down from 436th in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 166th 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 478 out of 1,421Before him are Andrea Solari, Zinaida Serebriakova, Ma Yuan, Rachel Ruysch, Theophanes the Greek, and Anton Mauve. After him are Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, Qi Baishi, Josefa de Óbidos, Wolf Vostell, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, and Sesshū Tōyō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1606, Jan Davidsz. de Heem ranks 6Before him are Rembrandt, Pierre Corneille, Li Zicheng, Christine of France, and Maria Anna of Spain. After him are Zhang Xianzhong, Joachim von Sandrart, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Nicolas Mignard, Christoph Bernhard von Galen, and Lorenzo Lippi. Among people deceased in 1684, Jan Davidsz. de Heem ranks 6Before him are Pierre Corneille, Pieter de Hooch, Edme Mariotte, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, and Nicola Amati. After him are Josefa de Óbidos, Anne Gonzaga, Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, Antoine Gombaud, Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony, and Johann Rosenmüller.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Davidsz. de Heem ranks 185 out of 1,427Before him are Johnny Rep (1951), Guido van Rossum (1956), Regnier de Graaf (1641), Rachel Ruysch (1664), Willem de Sitter (1872), and Anton Mauve (1838). After him are Ruud Lubbers (1939), Willem Mengelberg (1871), Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976), Johann Weyer (1515), Peter Stuyvesant (1612), and Cees Nooteboom (1933).

Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Jan Davidsz. de Heem ranks 47Before him are Jan Lievens (1607), Dirck van Baburen (1595), Geertgen tot Sint Jans (1460), Jan van Scorel (1495), Rachel Ruysch (1664), and Anton Mauve (1838). After him are Johan Jongkind (1819), Salomon van Ruysdael (1602), Pieter Lastman (1583), Willem Kalf (1619), Philips Wouwerman (1619), and Nicolaes Maes (1634).