Johan Starrenberg 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...

 painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he painted rough portraits that were "better seen from a distance", and enjoyed the patronage of the Stadtholder of Friesland, Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz. He was a friend of the painter Jacob de Wolf

Jacob de Wolf

Jacob de Wolf , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was a friend of the painter Johan Starrenberg. Unable to gain favor with buyers, he became depressed when he saw the works of lesser painters selling for higher prices than his own work...

 who commit suicide in 1685.

According to the RKD he was in Groningen from 1670-1681, and in 1681 he became a member of the Confrerie Pictura

Confrerie 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 the Hague, where he was also registered from 1690-1691.