Jan Both
(1618–1652) nederländsk konstnär
Jan Both (1618–1652) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jan Both belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jan Both was born in Utrecht and died in Utrecht. The teachers included Abraham Bloemaert and Gerard van Honthorst. Jan Both worked in Utrecht, Lyon, Rome, and Venice. Jan Both became a member of Bentvueghels and Jan and Andries Both. The students included Hendrik Verschuring, Willem de Heusch, and Barend Bispinck.
The best-known works include ‘Italian landscape’, ‘Italian landscape’, and ‘Italian landscape with a view of a harbor’. The works belong mainly to the genres landscape painting and genre painting. The catalogue has 169 works by Jan Both with free images. The dated works span the years 1625–1700. Works by Jan Both are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery, Pradomuseet, and Nationalmuseum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Anna Maria von Baden-Durlach, Jan Thomas, Nicolaas van Eyck, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and Liu Rushi.