Jan Davidsz. de Heem
Still Life with Flowers in a Glass Vase
From $80
This painting is gold, silver and lobster red in deep shadow, and a cheap copy sinks into murky brown. Our de Heem Banqueting Scene print was graded from a high-resolution master so the gold glints and every dish stays clear.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x12 inch, 20x16 inch, 24x18 inch, 30x24 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its wide shape suits a living room, a study or the wall above a sofa. The golds, reds and deep browns look rich with cream, charcoal and walnut, and a black or gold frame suits it.
About the painting
Still Life: A Banqueting Scene by Jan Davidsz. de Heem
Utrecht to Antwerp
Jan Davidsz. de Heem was born in Utrecht and moved to Antwerp in 1626, where he joined rich Flemish colour to fine Dutch detail and helped create the sumptuous “pronk” still life.
A banquet
About 1640 he painted this huge table, almost two metres wide: a tall gilt cup, a silver ewer, a red lobster, fruit, a peeled lemon, a white napkin and a gilt dish propped on a chair.
The clock in the corner
In the shadows at the right, a clock marks the time. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York bought the painting in 1912.
Read the story
A great table at the end of a feast, almost two metres wide. A tall gilded cup towers over everything. Around it, a silver ewer, a bright red lobster, bowls of fruit, a peeled lemon, a white napkin hanging over the edge, and a golden dish propped up on a chair.
Jan Davidsz. de Heem was born in Utrecht in 1606, and moved to Antwerp, where painters loved rich colour and abundance. There he helped invent the pronk still life, pronk meaning showy, a picture made to dazzle.
He painted this one around 1640, and it is one of his grandest. Look at the light on the gold, the silver and the lobster's shell, all glowing out of the deep shadows.
Now look into the dark corner on the right. There is a clock, quietly marking the time, even in the middle of all this luxury.
To the left, between a heavy curtain and a stone column, you can glimpse a little sky and some trees.
In 1912 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York bought the painting, and it hangs there today.
Still Life: A Banqueting Scene. Jan Davidsz. de Heem.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
