Jan Baptist van Fornenburgh
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Jan Baptist van Fornenburgh (1585, Antwerp – 1650, The Hague
), was a Dutch Golden Age
flower painter.
in 1629. He was a follower of Balthasar van der Ast
and Jacob de Gheyn II
.
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
), was a Dutch Golden Age
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
flower painter.
Biography
According to the RKD he signed his works with a monogram "IBVF" or sometimes just "IB". He worked in Amsterdam and Vianen, as well as the Hague, where he became a member of the Confrerie PicturaConfrerie Pictura
The Confrerie Pictura was a more or less academic club of artists founded in 1656 in The Hague, by local art painters, who were unsatisfied by the Guild of Saint Luke there.-History:The guild of St...
in 1629. He was a follower of Balthasar van der Ast
Balthasar van der Ast
Balthasar van der Ast was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in still lifes of flowers and fruit, as well as painting a number of remarkable shell still lifes; he is considered to be a pioneer in the genre of shell painting. His still lifes often contain insects and lizards...
and Jacob de Gheyn II
Jacob de Gheyn II
Jacob de Gheyn II was a Dutch painter and engraver, whose work shows the transition from Northern Mannerism to Dutch realism over the course of his career.-Biography:...
.