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on 2 July 1650, but was trained by his father in

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. His works, in fact, are nearly indistinguishable from his father's, and the fact that they both signed them as ''J de Heem'' have meant that many paintings in major collections attributed to Jan Davidszoon are actually by Jan Janszoon.

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* 1650 births 1690s deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Dutch still life painters Artists from Antwerp Flower artists {{Netherlands-painter-stub