Jan van Huysum
Jan van Huysum (or Jan van Huijsum) (15 April 1682 – 8 February 1749) is the most notable member of the Van Huysum family of artists working in Dutch Golden Age of the 17th and 18th centuries; "by common consent, Jan van Huysum has been held to be the best painter of flowers." Trained in decoration from a young age, he "gradually developed an execution of details of the utmost beauty and finish" creating "wonderful flower pieces whereon drops of water and crawling ants could be seen without a magnifying glass."
Jan van Huysum | |
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Fruit and flowers, 1722 | |
| Born | 15 April 1682 |
| Died | 8 February 1749 (aged 66) Amsterdam |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
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