Jan Baptist van Fornenburgh

Jan Baptist van Fornenburgh (1585 in Antwerp – 1650 in The Hague), was a Dutch Golden Age flower painter.

Flowers

Biography

According to the RKD he signed his works with a monogram "IBVF" or sometimes just "IB".[1] He worked in Amsterdam and Vianen, as well as the Hague, where he became a member of the Confrerie Pictura in 1629.[1] He was a follower of Balthasar van der Ast and Jacob de Gheyn II.[1]

Work

In addition to flowers, van Fornenburgh also painted dead birds and fruits or objects, both in oil and in watercolor on parchment.[2]

References
  1. Jan Baptist van Fornenburgh in the RKD
  2. "» Artist » Fornenburgh Jan Baptist Van". matthiesengallery.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
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