Jan Davidsz. de Heem
Still life with ham, lobster and fruit
c. 1653
old masters
De Heem, who was active in Antwerp and Utrecht, is known as the inventor of the ‘sumptuous’ or ‘ornate’ still life in which precious silver and glass and delicious food are displayed on a truly grand scale. Affluence and abundance are the order of the day. All these delights are transient in the extreme, but here the viewer is barely reminded of it.
- Read more about Hans Makart’s ‘Abundantia’ and the Depiction of Abundance and Fertility
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