Jacob Vosmaer (1584, Delft – 1641, Delft) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
According to Houbraken he was born in Delft as a descendant of an old line of Vosmeers. [1] According to the RKD he was the son of the Delft gold- and silversmith Wouter Vosmaer, and the brother of the silversmith Arent Woutersz Vosmaer. [2]
He started his career as a landscape specialist, but switched to flowers, which brought him more success. [1] He visited Italy as a young man and returned to Delft in 1608 at the age of 24, where he remained and became a respected citizen, and major in the schutterij. [1]
He became a member of the Delft Guild of St. Luke before 1613, where he was a pupil of Jacob de Gheyn II. [2] He later taught his nephews Daniel Vosmaer and Abraham Vosmeer, and the Dane Jakob Mogensen or Ebbe Ulfeldt. [2] He was the uncle of Christiaen van Couwenbergh. [2] No known landscapes by his hand survive. [2]
He died in Delft in 1641. [1]
Jacob Vosmaer (1584, Delft – 1641, Delft) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
According to Houbraken he was born in Delft as a descendant of an old line of Vosmeers. [1] According to the RKD he was the son of the Delft gold- and silversmith Wouter Vosmaer, and the brother of the silversmith Arent Woutersz Vosmaer. [2]
He started his career as a landscape specialist, but switched to flowers, which brought him more success. [1] He visited Italy as a young man and returned to Delft in 1608 at the age of 24, where he remained and became a respected citizen, and major in the schutterij. [1]
He became a member of the Delft Guild of St. Luke before 1613, where he was a pupil of Jacob de Gheyn II. [2] He later taught his nephews Daniel Vosmaer and Abraham Vosmeer, and the Dane Jakob Mogensen or Ebbe Ulfeldt. [2] He was the uncle of Christiaen van Couwenbergh. [2] No known landscapes by his hand survive. [2]
He died in Delft in 1641. [1]