Jan Janz Slop, or Jan Slob (1643 in
Edam – 1727), was a
Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age ( ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands which roughly lasted from 1588, when the Dutch Republic was established, to 1672, when the '' Rampjaar'' occurred. During this period, Dutch trade, scientific development ...
painter.
According to Houbraken, he was a glasspainter who lived to be the last of a breed. He had been a pupil of
Jozef Oostfries and was still active at 75 when Houbraken was writing in 1712.
[Jan Janz Slop Biography]
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken
Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch people, Dutch Painting, painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters.
Life
Houbraken was sent first to learn ''threadt ...
, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
He married Heiltje Sieuwerts 31 December 1661 in
Hoorn
Hoorn () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. It is the largest town an ...
with ''attestatie'' from Edam. Heiltje was the sister of
Catharina Oostfries
Catharina Oostfries, or Trijntje Sieuwerts (1636–1708) was a Dutch Golden Age glass painter.
Biography
Oostfries was born in Nieuwkoop. According to Houbraken she kept up her drawing and glass painting into her seventies. , and when Catharina's husband
Claes van der Meulen died, he was named as guardian over their children in Catharina's will.
Claes Pietersz van der Meulen
in genealogy website
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Slop, Jan Janz
1643 births
1727 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
People from Edam-Volendam