Gerret Willemsz Heda
Illustration — Still life with jug Gerret Willemsz. Heda (1620/25, in Haarlem – 1647/59, in Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter; known for fruit still lifes and vanitas paintings. He was the son and pupil of Willem Claesz.
Also recorded as Gerrit Willemsz. Heda · Gerrit Willemsz Heda · Gerrit Heda · Gerrit van Heda
Gerret Willemsz Heda
- Born
- 1625 · Haarlem.
- Died
- 1649 · Haarlem.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- still life
- Languages
- Dutch
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Born at Haarlem in 1625, died in Haarlem in 1649.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life. Places of work recorded in the authority are Haarlem. Works named in the authority record are Still life. Work by Gerret Willemsz Heda is recorded in the collections of Rijksmuseum, Frans Hals Museum, Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Statens Museum for Kunst.
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