Johannes Borman
Vanitas with vase of flowers and skull on title page of 1631 book Le miroir des plus belles courtisannes de ce temps (this also had an English translation: Loocking-glass of the fairest courtiers of these tymes)
Johannes Borman (1620–1679), was a Dutch Golden Age still life painter.
Biography
He was born in The Hague, and may have been related to Abraham Borman, a landscape painter from the Hague.[1] Johannes worked in Leiden during the years 1653-1658, where he became a member of the Leiden Guild of St. Luke.[1] In 1659 he moved to Amsterdam where he signed in as poorter, declaring that he was a painter in the Hague.[1] He is known for fruit and flower still lifes.[1]
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References
- Paintings by Johannes Borman at the Art UK site
- Johannes Borman on Artnet
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