Jan Verkolje or Johannes Verkolje[1] (9 February 1650 (baptized) – 8 May 1693 (buried)) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and engraver. He is mainly known for his portraits and genre pieces of elegant couples in interiors and, to a lesser extent, for his religious and mythological compositions. He was a gifted mezzotint artist.[2] Trained in Amsterdam, Verkolje spent his active professional career iLien Delft where he had access to powerful patrons.[3]
- ^ Also called Jan I or Jan the Elder to distinguish him from his son Jan II
- ^ Jan Verkolje (I) at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)
- ^ Walter Liedtke, Michael C. Plomp and Axel Rüger, Vermeer and The Delft School, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2001, p. 29