Vigor van Heede

While his brother stayed longer in Italy, Vigor sojourned longer in Rome, where he improved so much that the price for his paintings became exceedingly high and the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I invited him to his court.

They lived for a long time in Italy, and therefore left in this country the majority of their works.

[4] His reputation grew to such an extent that the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I invited him to work in his court.

[1] Pilkington writes that in his day (18th century) Heede's works could be seen in Rome, Venice, and Naples.

Pilkington compared Heede's painting to de Lairesse's style, "full of spirit and genius in the composition", with colors having a natural tone and with a judicious chiaroscuro.