Johannes Vollevens II

Johannes Vollevens II (1685, in The Hague – 1759, in The Hague), was an 18th-century portrait painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography

According to Houbraken he learned to paint from his father, Johannes Vollevens.[1] According to the RKD, in 1713 he became a member, and in 1748, he became deacon of the Confrerie Pictura.[2] His selfportrait from 1754 is still in their collection (today the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten KABK).[2] His pupils were Arent Schaasberg and Adriana Verbruggen.[2]

References

  1. ↑ (in Dutch) Johannes Vollevens Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. 1 2 3 Johannes Vollevens in the RKD
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