Juan van der Hamen Artist
Juan van der Hamen y (Gómez de) León (bapt. 8 April 1596 – 28 March 1631) 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.
