Jan Jansz Van De Velde

Place: Haarlem

Born: 1620

Death: 1662

Biography:

Jan Jansz van de Velde III was a Dutch still-life painter whose biography is difficult to reconstruct due to the scant surviving information on his life. Son of a printmaker named Jan van de Velde, he was born in Haarlem. His date of birth is not known but must have been in 1619. He was taught to paint by his father Jan van de Velde, but his still lifes show the influence of the Haarlem still life painter Willem Claesz Heda. He was active in Haarlem, in Amsterdam (in 1642 where he was married), and in Enkhuizen (the year of his death). Around 1620, he (and perhaps also his father) became the teacher of the calligrapher Nicolaes Bodding van Laer, the younger brother of Roeland and Pieter van Laer. He died in Enkhuizen.