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HEEM, Jan Davidsz. de: Garland of Flowers and Fruit with the Portrait of Prince William III of Orange

🖼 Garland of Flowers and Fruit with the Portrait of Prince William III of Orange, c. 1670
Oil on canvas.
132 × 108 cm
Lyon, France

Ornate flowers and fruits frame a portrait medallion of Prince William III, rendered with jewel-toned precision and baroque abundance. This dynastic composition celebrates Orange legitimacy through nature's splendor, merging portraiture with still-life tradition—a distinctly Dutch assertion of power and prosperity.

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