A Banqueting Scene
by Jan Davidsz de Heem
Title
A Banqueting Scene
Artist
Jan Davidsz de Heem
Medium
Photograph - Oil
Description
A Banqueting Scene by Jan Davidsz de Heem
Jan Davidsz. de Heem or in-full Jan Davidszoon de Heem, also called Johannes de Heem or Johannes van Antwerpen (c. 17 April 1606, Utrecht-before 26 April 1684, Antwerp), was a still life painter who was active in Utrecht and Antwerp. He is a major representative of that genre in both Dutch and Flemish Baroque painting.
The attribution of this large and luxurious still life has gone back and forth between Jan de Heem and his followers, but the painting was most likely painted by De Heem himself about 1640�41 in Antwerp, where he moved from Leiden in the mid-1630s. The scale, palatial setting, and oversized motifs are consistent with Flemish taste. The provincial clock intrudes with its unwelcome message (life is fleeting), like a country preacher sitting down to dinner at Versailles.
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