Dutch painter (b. 1682, Amsterdam, d. 1749, Amsterdam)
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Justus van Huysum I (1659-1716)
Dutch painter, with Rachel Ruysch the most distinguished flower
painter of his day. He had a European reputation and was much imitated. The
light colours he used, the even lighter bakcgrounds, and the openness of his
intricate compositions became distinguishing features of 18th century Dutch
flower painting. He occasionally painted subjects other than flowers, including
a selfportrait in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. His father, Justus the Elder,
was a flower and landscape painter and he had three painter brothers: Justus the
Younger (c. 1684-1707): Michiel (d. 1759); and Jacob (c. 1687-1740 ?), who
worked in England and imitated Jan's style.
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