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J D De Heem Flowers in a Vase Lithograph Art Print

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J D De Heem Flowers in a Vase Lithograph Art Print
Artist: J. D. De Heem * Title: Flowers in a Vase * Original in Den Haag Museum, Holland * Medium: Lithograph print on paperImage size: 12" x 15 1/2" * Sheet size: 15 1/2" x 20 1/4" * Condition: ExcellentBiography * De Heem was one of the greatest painters of still life in the Netherlands, combining a brilliance and harmony of colour along with an accurate rendering of objects: flowers, in all their variety; European and tropical fruits; lobsters and oysters; butterflies and moths; stone and metal; snails and sea shells. Some of his works are displays of abundance; others, only a festoon or a nosegay. Often he would convey a moral or illustrate a motto: a snake lying coiled under grass; a skull on plants in bloom. Gold and silver cups or tankards are suggestive of the vanity of earthly possessions. Salvation is seen allegorically as a chalice amid blossoms, and death as a crucifix in a wreath. Sometimes de Heem painted, alone or with others, Madonnas or portraits in garlands of fruit or flowers. His signature varied: his initials (J. De Heem f.), or Johannes (IOANNES DE HEEM F.), or his father's name adjoined to his own (J. D. De Heem f.). Occasionally he provided a date (such as A. i65i), especially with his best work. * Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Davidsz._de_Heem * *