Jan Jansz. de Stomme explained

Jan Jansz. de Stomme (1615, Franeker  - 1658, Groningen), was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter.

Biography

According to the RKD he was the son of a burgemeester of Franeker and became the pupil of Wybrand de Geest.^[1] He moved to Groningen in 1642 and nothing is known of him after 1658, when his daughter Pietertien had guardians appointed to look after her.^[1]

According to a family history he may have been a pupil of Rembrandt.^[2] The Groninger Museum has works by him.^[3]

References

• Jan Jansz. de Stomme on Artnet
• J.J. de Stomme, een 17e-eeuwse schilder in Groningen, J. Stratingh, Groningen, 1984.

Notes and References

1. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/41961 Jan Jansz. de Stomme in the RKD
2. Web site: Franeker story about Jan Jansz de Stomme in the Franeker museum website with two self-portraits . Museummartena.nl . 2013-03-06.
3. Web site: Jan Jansz de Stomme on Vereniging Rembrandt . . 2013-03-06.