Johannes Vollevens II
Dutch painter (1685–1759)
Portrait of Jacob Carel Martens by Johannes Vollevens II, 1734

Johannes Vollevens II (1685–1759) was an 18th-century portrait painter from the Dutch Republic.

Biography

Vollevens was born and died in The Hague. According to Houbraken he learned to paint from his father, Johannes Vollevens.[1] According to the RKD, in 1713 he became a member, and in 1748, he became deacon of the Confrerie Pictura.[2] His selfportrait from 1754 is still in their collection (today the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten KABK).[2] His pupils were Arent Schaasberg and Adriana Verbruggen.[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Johannes Vollevens Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ^ a b c Johannes Vollevens in the RKD
  • 1710 painting by Johannes Vollevens II on Artnet
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