Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff or Jan Maat, (10 January 1628, Alkmaar – buried 2 October 1669,

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) was a Dutch Golden Age marine painter.

Biography

He was taught by the Alkmaar painter Arent Teerling, and later by Pieter Scheyenburg and still later again by

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, who encouraged him to travel. He became a member of the Bentvueghels in

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and was given the bent name ''Jan Maat''. He started on landscapes but switched to seascapes. According to Houbraken, his most popular pieces were of Italian ports with strange boats moored here. He had a student, , in Amsterdam, who followed his style.Jan Teunisz. Blankhof biography
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blanckerhoff, Jan Theunisz 1628 births 1669 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Dutch marine artists People from Alkmaar Members of the Bentvueghels