Jan Davidsz. de Heem can be considered the 'inventor' of the sumptuous still life: a relatively large still life, in which an array of mainly valuable objects and foods are laid out on display. The balance between light and shadow, colours and shades and between large and small shapes is consciously applied. In addition, complete attention is paid to each detail, without that being at the cost of the spaciousness., De Heem, who was active in Antwerp and Utrecht, is known as the inventor of the ‘sumptuous’ or ‘ornate’ still life in which precious silver and glass and delicious food are displayed on a truly grand scale. Affluence and abundance are the order of the day. All these delights are transient in the extreme, but here the viewer is barely reminded of it.
Specifications
| Title | Still Life with Ham, Lobster and Fruit |
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| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 104,8 cm Height 74,7 cm |
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| Artists |
Painter:
Jan Davidsz. de Heem
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| Accession number | 1289 (OK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1856 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1856 |
| Creation date | in circa 1652 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Hans Makarts Abundantia (2012) |
| External exhibitions |
Verbeelde Weelde. Topstukken uit het oeuvre van Jan Davidsz. de Heem (2024) Boijmans bij de Buren - REMIX ROTTERDAM, Boijmans X Wereldmuseum (2020) (H)erkennen Herbouwen. Wonderkamers van het Rotterdams koloniale verleden. (2023) |
| Research |
Show research Alma |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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