Jan Woutersz Stap

An allegory of winter

Jan Woutersz Stap (1599 – 1663), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

Little is known of his life, but he was born in Amsterdam in 1599 and is known for painting genre works in that city.[1] Many of his attributed pieces appear to be portraits of people at work in some sort of allegorical context.[1] Others are religious in nature, such as "The Deposition" (a painting of Christ being removed from the Cross)[2] and "The Entombment" (a painting of Christ being placed in the tomb).[3]

He died at Amsterdam in 1663.

References

  1. 1 2 Jan Woutersz. genaamd Stap in the RKD
  2. ↑ See entry for this painting at Christie's website
  3. ↑ http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/attributed-to-jan-woutersz-stap-the-entombment-867700-details.aspx?intObjectID=867700
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