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Jan Mortel (baptized 16 October 1652 – 15 October 1719) was a Dutch Golden Age flower painter.
Mortel was born and died in
Mortel, Jan
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Jan Mortel
on artnet 1652 births 1719 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters Painters from Leiden Dutch flower artists {{Netherlands-painter-stub
Jan Mortel (baptized 16 October 1652 – 15 October 1719) was a Dutch Golden Age flower painter.
Mortel was born and died in Leiden
Leiden ( ; ; in English language, English and Archaism, archaic Dutch language, Dutch also Leyden) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Nethe ...
. He was a pupil of Jan Porcellis van Delden and became a master in the Leiden Guild of St. Luke in 1675. Mortel painted primarily still lifes, often combining fruits and flowers with insects and butterflies. Some of his works were copies after Abraham Mignon or Mignon's teacher Jan Davidsz de Heem. In 1690 he was appointed as Leiden University
Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; ) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. Established in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince of Orange as a Protestantism, Protestant institution, it holds the d ...
's official artist for their Hortus Botanicus Leiden, where he worked closely with the prefect, which position was filled from 1709 by Herman Boerhaave.
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Mortel, Jan
in the RKD databases
Jan Mortel
on artnet 1652 births 1719 deaths 18th-century Dutch painters 18th-century Dutch male artists Dutch male painters Painters from Leiden Dutch flower artists {{Netherlands-painter-stub