02 — ARTIST
HUYSUM, Jan van
b. 1682 Amsterdam · d. 1749 Amsterdam · Baroque
BIOGRAPHY
Dutch painter, with Rachel Ruysch the most distinguished flower painter of his day. He had a European reputation and was much imitated. The light colours he used, the even lighter bakcgrounds, and the openness of his intricate compositions became distinguishing features of 18th century Dutch flower painting. He occasionally painted subjects other than flowers, including a selfportrait in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. His father, Justus the Elder, was a flower and landscape painter and he had three painter brothers: Justus the Younger (c. 1684-1707): Michiel (d. 1759); and Jacob (c. 1687-1740 ?), who worked in England and imitated Jan's style.
WORKS IN ARCHIVE
12 OF 16 RECORDS
- Basket of Flowers 1750
- Bouquet of Flowers 1750
- Bouquet of Flowers (detail) 1750
- Bouquet of Flowers in an Urn 1724
- Flowers 1722
- Flowers and Fruit 1723
- Fruit Still-Life 1750
- Fruit and Flowers 1720
- Hollyhocks and Other Flowers in a Vase 1710
- Landscape with Ruin and Bridge 1750
- Still-Life 1639
- Still-Life of Flowers 1739
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
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