Still Life with Fruit and Flower Garlands
1645 - 1650
Medium
panel
Dimensions
h 97cm × w 149.5cm
Classification
painting, wall decoration
Museum
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About this artwork
Deel van negendelige kamerbeschildering voor het huis Beekhoven, later het Hoogerhuis genoemd, bij Randenbroek bij Amersfoort, het buitenhuis van Jacob van Campen.
Art Historical Context
**Still Life with Fruit and Garlands** by Jacob Campen (1595–1657) is a lavish oil painting on panel, measuring 97 high by 149.5 cm wide, created between 1645 and 1650. This work forms part of a grand nine-panel room decoration, transforming the walls of a private residence into a feast for the eyes. Van Campen, a leading figure of the Dutch Golden Age renowned for his architecture—like the majestic Amsterdam Town Hall—was also a skilled painter who blended classical harmony with northern realism. Commissioned for Beekhoven, later known as Hoogerhuis, near Randenbroek outside Amersfoort, this...
About the Artist
Jacob van Campen
On the death of his parents, Jacob received a considerable inheritance and the title of Lord of Randenbroek. He did not have the benefit of a formal architectural training, but produced several important works, including the Mauritshuis in The Hague and the Amsterdam Town Hall, in which he introduced an Italian classical formal idiom to the Northern Netherlands. Dutch architect and painter. Commen...