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Gerret Willemsz Heda

1625 – 1649

Dutch Golden Age still life painter

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About Gerret Willemsz Heda

Lived 1625 – 1649 (aged 23–24). Gerret Willemsz Heda was a Dutch painter.

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. Heda, and influenced the still life painter Jan Jansz. Treck.

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Important facts

Born

1625, Haarlem

Birth century

17th century

Died

31 July 1649, Haarlem

Occupation

Painter

Nationality

Dutch Republic

Also known as

Gerrit Willemsz. Heda, Gerrit Willemsz Heda, Gerrit Heda, Gerrit van Heda, J[onge] Heda, G. Heda

J. Heda, gerrit willem heda, Heda, Gerret Heda

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Gerret Willemsz Heda's

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

1625 – 1712

Selenographer

Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares

1587 – 1645

Politician

Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset

Frequently asked questions

Who was Gerret Willemsz Heda?

Dutch Golden Age still life painter

When was Gerret Willemsz Heda born?

Gerret Willemsz Heda was born in 1625 in Haarlem.

When did Gerret Willemsz Heda die?

Gerret Willemsz Heda died on 31 July 1649 in Haarlem.

What was Gerret Willemsz Heda's occupation?

Gerret Willemsz Heda was a painter.

What nationality was Gerret Willemsz Heda?

Gerret Willemsz Heda was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gerret Willemsz Heda

· Wikidata: Q4518312

· DBpedia: Gerret Willemsz. Heda

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