Still Life with Lobsters

This print is ready for hanging or framing and would make a great addition to your home or office decor. Van Heem married twice, first with Alette van Weede with whom he had three surviving children on her death in 1643, one of which, Apart from his two sons, he had several apprentices: De Heem was one of the greatest painters of still lifes 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. A similar work of 1645, with the addition of fruit, flowers and a distant landscape, is at Longford Castle. He left Utrecht in 1671 when French troops were approaching the city. 13 more; Topics. The olives and lemons come from the Mediterranean, the blue-and-white porcelain dish from China and the peppercorns from the East Indies.

The vividly orange lobster seems to live on amid the grapes, lemons and sumptuous tableware, so meticulously is it painted; and yet it is lifeless, as are all the other objects in this still life by Cornelis de Heem.The son of the even more celebrated artist Jan Davidsz de Heem, Cornelis was a master of vivid depiction so convincing that one is almost tempted to reach into the canvas.

An early work shows a chased tankard with a bottle, a silver cup and a lemon on a marble table, dated 1640, in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. These include a brother, two sons, of whom Cornelis became particularly successful, and at least one grandson by each son. They‘re carefully chosen, not just because they are rare and precious but because they proudly show how Dutch merchants brought exotic items from far-flung parts of the globe.They also demonstrate Heda’s skills in painting textures and objects projecting out of the picture towards us in subtle, rich colours.

Eating and drinking (home and family) Follow us. de Heem (1610 - † after 1669). Salvation is seen allegorically as a chalice amid blossoms, and death as a crucifix in a wreath. ), Still-Life, Breakfast with Champaign Glass and Pipe, 1642 He remained in Antwerp until 1667, when he moved back to Utrecht, where records trace his presence from 1668 to 1671. Although apparently casually displayed, the objects in this still life would immediately have suggested wealth and extravagance to a seventeenth-century viewer. ‘Still Life with Lobsters’ was created in 1827 by Eugene Delacroix in Romanticism style. Of the one hundred or more of his pictures seen in European galleries, only 18 are dated. David de Heem the Elder had two sons, also painters: Jan Davidsz.

The peppercorns have been tipped from a crushed paper tube, which started out as a cone. Still Life with Lobsters is a licensed reproduction that was printed on Premium Heavy Stock Paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. This anonymous brother had a son, Jan or Johannes de Heem (c. 1603 - † probably after 1659), a painter of still lifes, flowers and fruits. A Still Life with Fruit and Lobster National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery. A wreath around a life-sized Ma… Two pewter plates project over the edge of the table, while the tube containing a scroll and a carving knife point away from us on diagonal lines, demonstrating Heda’s command of perspective in different ways.Embroidered on the tablecloth is a cipher that seems to refer to a merchants' guild, perhaps implying that the painting was commissioned by such a guild.

The white table cloth is made of damask, a luxurious silk fabric.

An early work shows a chased tankard with a bottle, a silver cup and a lemon on a marble table, dated 1640, in the A number of de Heems, of whom Jan Davidsz. Jan Davidsz.

Willem Claesz. Gold and silver cups or tankards are suggestive of the vanity of earthly possessions. de Heem (1606- † before 26 April 1684) and David Davidsz.