Vase of Flowers
This is another stunning still life oil painting, dated 1670, by Jan Davidsz de Heem. It's beautifully deep, rich and vibrant - and available across our range of gifts and homeware including tote bags, cushions, mugs, wall art and prints, phone and tablet cases, and more.
Compared to flower still-lifes of the early seventeenth century, this painting is a real floral explosion. Rather than a stiff bouquet, we see a colourful profusion of flowers hanging over the edge of the vase.
One special detail is the reflection in the glass vase, which shows a cloudy sky through the studio window and a few objects on the windowsill.
Jan Davidsz de Heem was the most influential flower painter of his day. He spent various periods in Antwerp, where he became acquainted with the effusiveness of the south.
Credit: on long-term loan from the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, since 1993
