CORNELIUS DE HEEM

cornelius de heem, the son of johannes, was in practice as a flower painter at utrecht in 1658, and was still active in his profession in 1671 at the hague. his pictures are not equal to those of his father, but they are all well authenticated, and most of them in the galleries of the hague, dresden, cassel, vienna and berlin. in the staedel at frankfort is a fruit piece, with pot-herbs and a porcelain jug, dated 1658; another, dated 1671, is in the museum of brussels. david de heem, another member of the family, entered the gild of utrecht in 1668 and that of antwerp in 1693. the best piece assigned to him is a table with a lobster, fruit and glasses, in the gallery of amsterdam; others bear his signature in the museums of florence, st petersburg and brunswick. it is well to guard against the fallacy that david de heem above mentioned is the father of jan de heem. we should also be careful not to make two persons of the first artist, who sometimes signs johannes, sometimes jan davidsz or j. d. heem.