Jan Jansz. de Stomme
Twin girls aged 4 in 1654 (one day apart) picking grapes from a vine on a wall with a landscape behind. One is holding sprig of flowers and one is holding a tin bucket. Both are wearing white starched aprons. Inscribed "Ætatis Suæ 4 1654 - 7 Octobris. ætatis Suæ 4. 1654 8 Octobris.", meaning they died October 7, 1654 at age 4 and October 8, 1654 at age 4. Formerly attributed to Jan Jansz de Stomme
Jan Jansz. de Stomme (1615, Franeker – 1658, Groningen), was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter.
Biography
According to the RKD he was the son of a burgemeester of Franeker and became the pupil of Wybrand de Geest.[1] He moved to Groningen in 1642 and nothing is known of him after 1658, when his daughter Pietertien had a guardians appointed to look after her.[1]
According to a family history he may have been a pupil of Rembrandt.[2] The Groninger Museum has works by him.[3]
Portrait of a girl, formerly attributed to Jan Jansz de Stomme
References
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- 1 2 Jan Jansz. de Stomme in the RKD
- ↑ "Franeker story about Jan Jansz de Stomme in the Franeker museum website with two self-portraits". Museummartena.nl. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- ↑ "Jan Jansz de Stomme on Vereniging Rembrandt". Verenigingrembrandt.nl. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
- Jan Jansz. de Stomme on Artnet
- J.J. de Stomme, een 17e-eeuwse schilder in Groningen, J. Stratingh, Groningen, 1984.
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