Jan Baptist van Fornenburgh explained

Jan Baptist van Fornenburgh (1585 in Antwerp  - 1650 in the Hague) was a Dutch Golden Age flower painter.

According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History, the artist signed his works with a monogram; sometimes "IBVF" and sometimes "IB".[1] He worked in Amsterdam and Vianen, as well as the Hague, where he became a member of the Confrerie Pictura in 1629.[1] He was a follower of Balthasar van der Ast and Jacob de Gheyn II.[1]

Work

In addition to flowers, van Fornenburgh painted dead birds, fruits and other objects, in oil or watercolour, on parchment.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/28654 Jan Baptist van Fornenburgh
  2. Web site: » Artist » Fornenburgh Jan Baptist Van. 2020-07-27. matthiesengallery.com.