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[[Image:Jan van Huysum Still life.jpg|thumb|300px|Still life, 18th century.]] | [[Image:Jan van Huysum Still life.jpg|thumb|300px|Still life, 18th century.]] | ||
| − | '''Jan van Huysum''' (1682 - 1749) was a [[Dutch]] [[painter]] known for his still | + | '''Jan van Huysum''' (Amsterdam, 1682 - Amsterdam, 1749) was a [[Dutch]] [[painter]] known for his [[Famous Still Life Paintings|still lifes]] of flowers and fruits. He studied with his father, Justus van Huysum the elder (1659-1716), also a flower painter. There are approximately 250 still lifes by Van Huysum known today. [http://www.wga.hu/html_m/h/huysum/jan/stil_flo.html] |
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| − | ''He specialized in exquisitely detailed, dramatically composed paintings of lavish flower arrangements. The precision and delicacy of his work were widely esteemed during his lifetime. His use of colour was especially fine, and he was one of the first artists to use a light-coloured background for his still lifes.'' [ | + | ''He specialized in exquisitely detailed, dramatically composed paintings of lavish flower arrangements. The precision and delicacy of his work were widely esteemed during his lifetime. His use of colour was especially fine, and he was one of the first artists to use a light-coloured background for his still lifes.'' [https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/277837/Jan-van-Huysum] |
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| + | [[File:Bouquet of Flowers in an Urn by Jan van Huysum 1724.jpg|thumb|left|Bouquet of Flowers in an Urn, 1724.]] | ||
| + | [[File:Huysum Still Life of Flowers 1734.jpg|thumb|center|Still-Life of Flowers, 1734.]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/huysum_jan_van.html Jan van Huysum] | *[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/huysum_jan_van.html Jan van Huysum] | ||
| + | *[http://mmfadocents.weebly.com/severin-roesen.html Severin Roesen.] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:44, September 26, 2018
Jan van Huysum (Amsterdam, 1682 - Amsterdam, 1749) was a Dutch painter known for his still lifes of flowers and fruits. He studied with his father, Justus van Huysum the elder (1659-1716), also a flower painter. There are approximately 250 still lifes by Van Huysum known today. [1]
He specialized in exquisitely detailed, dramatically composed paintings of lavish flower arrangements. The precision and delicacy of his work were widely esteemed during his lifetime. His use of colour was especially fine, and he was one of the first artists to use a light-coloured background for his still lifes. [2]
