Juan van der Hamen

Painting, Visual Artist

1596 – 1631

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Who was Juan van der Hamen?

Juan van der Hamen y León was a Spanish painter, a master of the still life paintings, also called bodegones. During his lifetime, he was prolific and versatile, painting allegories, landscapes, and large-scale works for churches and convents. However, today he is remembered mostly for his still lifes. In the 1620s, He popularized still life painting in Madrid.

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Born
Apr 8, 1596
Madrid
Nationality
  • Spain
Lived in
  • Madrid
Died
Mar 28, 1631

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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