Johan van Nes

Johan Dircksz. van Nes (died 1650 in Delft), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Michiel van Mierevelt, and was able to travel on the proceeds of his own painting ability. He travelled in France and Italy.[1]

According to the RKD he was the pupil of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt and the teacher of the painter Christiaen van Couwenbergh. Johan van Nes painted a portrait of the priest Joannes Stalpart van der Wielen.[2]

References

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