Joris van son biography of william shakespeare

Flemish painter (1623–1667)

Joris van Son or Georg van Son^[1] (baptized 24 September 1623 – buried 25 June 1667 in Antwerp) was a Flemish still life painter who worked in a number of sub-genres but is principally known for his still lifes of fruit.

Joris van son biography of william shakespeare

He also painted flowers, banquets, vanitas still lifes and pronkstillevens. He is known to have painted fish still lifes representing the Four Elements,^[2] and also collaborated with figure artists on 'garland paintings', which typically represent a devotional image framed by a fruit or flower garland.^[3]

Life

Joris van Son was born in Antwerp, the son of Joris and Catharina Formenois and was baptized on 24 September 1623 in the Antwerp Cathedral.

It is not clear with which artist he trained. His work shows a strong influence of Jan Davidszoon de Heem, a Dutch still life painter who was active in Antwerp from the mid-1630s. This may be an indication that van Son studied with de Heem