Jacob Rotius

Jacob Rotius (11 September 1644, Hoorn – 1681, Hoorn), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Jan Davidsz de Heem, whose style he successfully copied. He earned a good living as a flower painter, but died relatively young due to his "melancholy attitude".¹

According to the RKD he was the son of Jan Albertsz Rotius, and specialized in flower and vegetable still life paintings.²

References

(in Dutch) Jacob Rotius Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
Jacob Rotius in the RKD

Jacob Rotius on Artnet

[Houbraken-1] (in Dutch) Jacob Rotius Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature

[RKD-2] Jacob Rotius in the RKD

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