(bapt Leiden, April 1631; d Antwerp, 16 May 1695). Son of (1) Jan Davidsz. de Heem. He spent a great deal of his life in Antwerp, where he was taught by his father. Cornelis also worked in Utrecht in 1667, in nearby IJsselstein in 1676 and in The Hague from 1676 for more than ten years. His best works approach the quality of his father’s, particularly in works executed during the decade starting in 1655. Cornelis’s still-lifes can be distinguished by daring colour harmonies, sometimes with a strong blue. His compositions are often simpler: fruit-pieces, floral bouquets, festoons and garlands and sumptuous still-lifes, only occasionally in large formats. His technique changed from a more painterly to a more graphic style.

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• Heem, Cornelis (Jansz.) de
  • Flower painting, §2(ii): Late 17th century
  • Heem, de
  • Heem, de: (1) Jan Davidsz. de Heem, §2: Critical reception and posthumous reputation
  • Heem, de: (4) David de Heem