

Van Rijck, daughter of a brewer. For a brief outline of art during the Dutch Golden Age,On 9 June 1666 Willem marries Cornelia Jacobsdr. Willem Claesz Heda (1594-1680) Contents Biography Early Life Still Life Painting: Mature Style Reputation and Rediscovery Other Dutch Realist Painters. His uncle was the painter Cornelis Claesz Heda (1566-1619).By Willem Claesz Heda, one of the leading still life painters of ontbijtjes (breakfast pieces), from the Haarlem school. Willem gets his surname from his mother’s side.
Willem paints about 70 works. He paints very realistic with a lot of grey-green and silver tints. Along with Pieter Claesz, he is considered one of the main.Willem is a specialist in still lifes, also called “breakfast” or “banquet”. Heda belongs to the most famous Dutch still life painters of the 17th century. About the work of Willem HedaWillem Claesz. The first son becomes a priest and the other son, Gerret Willemsz Heda, follows their father as a painter and receives his training from Willem.
A masterpiece of Willem Claesz Heda on your wall?Would you like one of the masterpieces of Willem on your wall? Have a look at his paintings and choose your favorite painting in your own desired size. Heda was a Baroque painter in the Golden Age. Together with his friend and colleague Pieter Claesz, they are important representatives of the Haarlem School.Because Willem Claesz married into a brewing family, Willem himself opens a brewery in Haarlem in 1667.Willem dies, fairly well off, in Haarlem in 1680. In 1637 he becomes its chairman. Lucas guild and fulfils various tasks.
