Jan Janz Slop, or Jan Slob (1643 in Edam – 1727), was a

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and Dutch art, ...

painter. According to Houbraken he was a glasspainter who lived to be the last of a breed. He had been a pupil of

Jozef Oostfries Jozef Oostfries (1628–1661) was a Dutch Golden Age glass painter. Biography Oostfries was born in Hoorn. According to Houbraken he was a pupil of the glasspainter Jan Maartz Engelsman and the older brother and teacher of Catharina Oostfri ...

and was still active at 75 when Houbraken was writing in 1712.Jan Janz Slop Biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by

Arnold Houbraken Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters. Life Houbraken was sent first to learn ''threadtwisting'' (Twyndraat) fr ...

, courtesy of the

Digital library for Dutch literature The Digital Library for Dutch Literature (Dutch: Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren or DBNL) is a website (showing the abbreviation as dbnl) about Dutch language and Dutch literature. It contains thousands of literary texts, second ...

He married Heiltje Sieuwerts 31 December 1661 in

Hoorn Hoorn () is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland. Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers ( ...

with ''attestatie'' from Edam. Heiltje was the sister of

Catharina Oostfries Catharina Oostfries, or Trijntje Sieuwerts (1636–1708) was a Dutch Golden Age glass painter. Biography Oostfries was born in Nieuwkoop. According to Houbraken she kept up her drawing and glass painting into her seventies.

, and when Catharina's husband

Claes van der Meulen Claes Pietersz van der Meulen or Klaas Pietersz. van der Meule (1642–1693) was a Dutch Golden Age glass painter. Biography Van der Meulen was born in Alkmaar. According to Houbraken he was an industrious painter who married Catharina Oostfr ...

died, he was named as guardian over their children in Catharina's will.Claes Pietersz van der Meulen
in genealogy website

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Slop, Jan Janz 1643 births 1727 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters People from Edam-Volendam