Johannes van Bronckhorst (1648–1727) was a
Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and art an ...
painter.
Life
According to Houbraken, he learned to paint from his father
Pieter van Bronckhorst
Pieter Anthonisz van Bronckhorst or Bronkhorst (16 May 1588 – 21 June 1661), was a Dutch painter active in Delft. He was mainly an architectural painter known for his church interiors and fantasy palaces with small figures representing biblical ...
, who died when he was thirteen. The young Bronckhorst was sent to work as a pastry baker for a cousin in
Haarlem. He drew as a hobby, and it remained a hobby until he moved back to Hoorn to get married.
Work
He specialized in painting plants, birds, and insects. Although he remained a pastry baker, he did very well with his watercolours, which were published in engravings and commemorated with a poem by Johannes Vollenhove.
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