Jan Baptist van Heil
| Jan Baptist van Heil | |
|---|---|
 Jan Baptist van Heil in Het Gulden Cabinet | |
| Born |
Jean Baptiste 1609 Brussels |
| Died |
1685 (aged 75–76) Brussels |
| Nationality | Flanders |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Jan Baptist van Heil (1604 in Brussels –1685) was a Flemish Baroque painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken, who summarized a poem about his work by Cornelis de Bie, Jan Baptist van Heil was a Flemish portrait painter who was considered the best of three famous brothers; his brother Leo van Heil was a painter of flowers and insects, while his brother Daniel van Heil painted winter scenes and burning cities.[1]
According to the RKD, he was a portrait painter active in Brussels, but no known work survives by him.[2]
References
- ↑ (Dutch) Jan Baptist van Heil biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ↑ Jan Baptist van Heil in the RKD