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Also Known As Jan Davidsz de Heem
Born 1606 • Utrecht • Netherlands
Died April 26, 1684 (aged 78) • Antwerp • Belgium
Movement / Style Baroque art and architecture

Photos

“Flowers in a Glass and Fruit,” painting by Jan Davidsz. de Heem; in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
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Hondecoeter, Melchior de: The Fight Between a Cock and a Turkey
Melchior de Hondecoeter
Dutch painter
Willem Claesz. Heda: Still Life with a Fruit Cake, Wine, Beer, and Nuts
Willem Claesz. Heda
Dutch painter
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
Caravaggio
Italian painter
Frans Snyders: Interior of an Office
Frans Snyders
Flemish painter
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Francisco Herrera, the Younger
Spanish painter
“Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber,” oil on canvas by Juan Sánchez Cotán, c. 1602; in the San Diego Museum of Art, Calif.
Juan Sánchez Cotán
Spanish painter
Mignon, Abraham: Still Life with Flowers and a Watch
Abraham Mignon
German painter
Vincent van Gogh: Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch painter
Mondrian, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1942.
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter
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Rachel Ruysch
Dutch painter
Judith Leyster: Self-Portrait
Judith Leyster
Dutch painter
Kalf, Willem: Pronk Still Life with Holbein Bowl, Nautilus Cup, Glass Goblet, and Fruit Dish
Willem Kalf
Dutch painter
Huysum, Jan van: still life with fruit
Jan van Huysum
Dutch painter
Pieter Claesz: Still life with overturned jug, glass of beer, and food
Pieter Claesz
Dutch painter
Bloemaert, Abraham: St. Matthew and an Angel
Abraham Bloemaert
Dutch painter and engraver
Cuyp, Aelbert: The Maas at Dordecht
Aelbert Cuyp
Dutch painter
Neer, Aert van der: View of the River in Winter
Aert van der Neer
Dutch painter
Ruisdael, Jacob van: Waterfall with a Low Wooded Hill
Jacob van Ruisdael
Dutch painter
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Gerard Terborch
Dutch painter
Ruysdael, Salomon van: Drawing the Eel
Salomon van Ruysdael
Dutch painter

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