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Jan Albertsz. Rotius (20 October 1624 – 1 November 1666 (buried)) was a Dutch painter known for his individual and group portraits, breakfast still lifes, kitchen still lifes and fruit still lifes. He was active in Hoorn and was the father of the flower painter
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Rotius was born in Medemblik, North Holland where he was baptised on 20 October 1624. His baptismal name was 'Albert Jansz. Rootgies', but he later Latinized his name to ''Rotius'', which was garbled by the early Dutch biographer Arnold Houbraken into ''Roodseus'', possibly because in his marriage document he is listed as ''Rootseijus''. Houbraken stated that Rotius was a pupil of Christies lot: ''Grapes, Corn, Flowers'' by Jacob Rootius
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Rotius's schutterstukken were painted quite soon after similar paintings in Amsterdam were completed by
Portraits in the Westfries museum, Hoorn
(Type "Rotius".)
Rotius in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Jacob Rotius
Jacob Rotius (11 September 1644, Hoorn – 1681, Hoorn), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Jan Davidsz de Heem, whose style he successfully copied. He earned a good living as a flower painter, b ...
.Jan Aelbertsz. Rotiusat the
Netherlands Institute for Art History
The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center ...
Life
Rotius was born in Medemblik, North Holland where he was baptised on 20 October 1624. His baptismal name was 'Albert Jansz. Rootgies', but he later Latinized his name to ''Rotius'', which was garbled by the early Dutch biographer Arnold Houbraken into ''Roodseus'', possibly because in his marriage document he is listed as ''Rootseijus''. Houbraken stated that Rotius was a pupil of Pieter Lastman
Pieter Lastman (1583–1633) was a Dutch painter. Lastman is considered important because of his work as a painter of history pieces and because his pupils included Rembrandt and Jan Lievens. In his paintings Lastman paid careful attention to ...
, who died in 1633. If he was born in 1624, then he was only 9 years old when Lastman died. Such an apprenticeship therefore seems unlikely. In 1643 he became a member of the Alkmaar Guild of St. Luke, which may point to an initial training in that city.
He moved to Hoorn in where, according to the local archives, Rotius married Maartje Ambrosiusdr in 1643. Of their seven children only three would live to adulthood, including the still-life painter Jacob Rotius who was born in Hoorn in 1644. Houbraken claimed that Jacob was a pupil of Jan Davidsz. de Heem and was quite successful as a flower painter,/ref> but died of "melancholy" at the age of 50. In his testament dated 16 October 1666, Rotius left all of his prints and drawings to his son ''Jacob Rotius'' or ''Rootius'' (1644–1682). He died in
Hoorn
Hoorn () is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland. Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers ...
a few days later, aged 42, and was buried in the Grote Kerk in Hoorn.
Civic guard portraits
Rotius's schutterstukken were painted quite soon after similar paintings in Amsterdam were completed by Bartholomeus van der Helst
Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613 – buried 16 December 1670) was a Dutch painter. Considered to be one of the leading portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age, his elegant portraits gained him the patronage of Amsterdam's elite as well as t ...
and Govert Flink. Comparative study shows he was influenced by these paintings, and perhaps was encouraged to achieve similar effects by his patrons.
References
Further reading
* , ‘De Hoornse portretschilder Jan Albertsz. Rotius’, in: ''Nederlandsch Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek'' 2 (1948–1949), pp. 167–232. * , ‘Enkele notities bij het portret van David Pietersz. de Vries’, in: ''Oud Holland'' 76 (1961), pp. 113–114. * , ''De leevensbeschryvingen der Nederlandsche Konst-schilders en Konst-schilderessen'', edited by E. Boucquet, H. Scheurleer, F. Boucquet en J. de Jongh, Volume 2, The Hague, 1729, pp. 123–124. * , ‘De Stillevenschilder Jacob Rotius, in: ''Oud Holland'' XLVII (1930), pp. 60–67. *Adriaan van der Willigen
Adriaan van der Willigen (1766, Rotterdam – 1841, Haarlem) was a Dutch writer of plays and travelogues who is mostly remembered today for his comprehensive list of painter biographies.
Biography
He was born in Rotterdam, but six months late ...
en , ''A Dictionary of Dutch and Flemish Still-life Painters Working in Oils, 1525-1725'', Leiden 2003.
External links
*Portraits in the Westfries museum, Hoorn
(Type "Rotius".)
Rotius in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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