Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Jan van Huysum
Vase de fleurs et un nid, sur un piédestal de pierre by Jan van Huysum
Bouquet of Flowers by Jan van Huysum
Flowers in a Terracotta Vase by Jan van Huysum
Still Life of Flowers in a Basket by Jan van Huysum
Flowers by Jan van Huysum

Where to See Jan van Huysum

47 museums worldwide

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About Jan van Huysum

Dutch · 1682–1749 · Baroque

Dutch flower paintings so prized they outsold Rembrandt, assembled bloom by bloom across entire growing seasons

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Jan van Huysum's works are held in 47 museums worldwide, including Louvre, Amsterdam Museum, and Rijksmuseum.

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🇦🇹 Austria

4 museums

🇫🇷 France

6 museums

🇩🇪 Germany

5 museums

🇳🇱 Netherlands

6 museums

🇳🇴 Norway

1 museum

🇷🇺 Russia

1 museum

🇸🇪 Sweden

1 museum

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

11 museums

🇺🇸 United States

12 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Jan van Huysum?
    Jan van Huysum was a Dutch flower painter born in Amsterdam in 1682. He came from a family of painters, but he surpassed them all, commanding high prices for his work during his lifetime.
  • What is Jan van Huysum known for?
    Jan van Huysum is known for his flower paintings, which sold for high prices during his lifetime. No other Dutch flower painter before or since has commanded comparable prices in their own lifetime.
  • What was Jan van Huysum's art style?
    Jan van Huysum painted flowers and fruit against light, airy backgrounds. This broke with the dark grounds favoured by earlier Dutch flower painters.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Jan van Huysum's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Liechtenstein Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Teylers Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] academic Jan van Huysum - Smarthistory Used for: biography.
  6. [6] academic Encyclopaedia Britannica, Jan van Huysum | Still Life, Flower Painting & Landscape Used for: biography.
  7. [7] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Metropolitan Museum Of Art - Dutch Painting, the Golden Age_ an Exhibition of Dutch Pictures of the Seventeenth Century, under the High Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands - Metropolitan Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art, Art Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book Hodge, Susie, 1960- author, The short story of women artists : a pocket guide to movements, works, breakthroughs, & themes Used for: biography.
  10. [10] museum Jan van Huysum - Getty Museum Used for: biography.
  11. [11] museum Jan van Huysum - Still Life with Fruit - The Metropolitan Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  12. [12] museum Still Life with Flowers and Fruit - Jan van Huysum Used for: notable works.

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