Background
David Davidze de Heem was born and died in Utrecht. According to Houbraken, he was the father of January Davidsz de Heem who made still lifes in the manner of his father and both were living and working together in Antwerp in 1660.
David Davidze de Heem was born and died in Utrecht. According to Houbraken, he was the father of January Davidsz de Heem who made still lifes in the manner of his father and both were living and working together in Antwerp in 1660.
David Davidze de Heem the Elder had died well before 1660, but if he had had a son named David, then this son could have been the son meant instead of Cornelis. Number definite attributions to this younger David exist, but the poem did state that no one could tell their paintings apart, so presumably all such paintings are currently attributed to January Davidsz. According to Van der Aa a David de Heem the Elder was an excellent painter of flowers, fruit, gold, silver, and crystal.
He is not to be confused with Cornelis de Heem"s son David Cornelisz de Heem.