Jan DirvenAlso referred to as Jan Dirvens and Jan Diervens (baptized

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, 8 April 1625 – Antwerp, 5 December 1653) was a Flemish still life painter who was active in Antwerp and in the Dutch Republic. He painted fish still lifes and banquet still lifes in the style of The Hague school of still life painters,George van Eekelen, ''Genealogie of stamboom van de familie Dirven, Dilven en Derven''

Life

Jan was born in Antwerp as the son of Adriaen Cornelis Dirven (originally from Breda) and Helena van Dael, He started his art studies at the age of 7 and was registered as an apprentice of Rombout Meesens at the Antwerp Guild of St Luke.De liggeren en andere historische archieven der Antwerpsche sint Lucasgilde
Volume 2, by Ph. Rombouts and Th. van Lerius, Antwerp, 1864, p. 41, 255 After completing his training, he travelled to the Dutch Republic where he may have become a pupil of the Dutch still life painter

Abraham van Beijeren Abraham Hendriksz van Beijeren or Abraham van BeyerenAlso known as 'Abraham van Bergaren (c. 1620, The Hague – March 1690, Overschie (Rotterdam)) was a Dutch Baroque painter of still lifes. Little recognized in his day and initially active as ...

. He died in Antwerp on 5 December 1653.Jan Dirven
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History

Work

Jan Dirven was a still life painter of fish still lifes and banquet still lifes. His dated still lifes date from the 1640s. Bernadette Bodson, ''Jan Dirven''
in: Dictionnaire des peintres belges, > With Pieter de Putter and

Isaac van Duynen Isaac van Duynen also known as Deynen or Duijnen (April 1628 – ca. 1680) was a Dutch still life painter. He is known for still lifes of dead fish and other sea animals, still lifes with fruit, banquet still lifes and the occasional kitchen sce ...

he belongs to "The Hague School" of still life painters and painted in the monochrome style preferred by these painters,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dirven, Jan Flemish Baroque painters Flemish still life painters Painters from Antwerp 1625 births 1653 deaths