Floris van Schooten. Floris Gerritsz van Schooten or Floris van Schooten was a Dutch painter who practised in a broad range of still life genres including breakfast pieces, fruit pieces, market scenes and large kitchen pieces.
Floris van Schooten was the son of Gerrit Jacbsz van Schooten, a member of a prosperous Catholic family from Amsterdam, who had moved to Haarlem in 1612. At that time, many Catholic families left Amsterdam where the Protestants had the upper hand in local government, for Haarlem, where the climate for Catholicism was more tolerant.
The young van Schooten became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke. He served as the dean of the Guild of Saint Luke in 1639.
In 1612 he married the daughter of the most prosperous local beer brewer, Rycklant Bol van Zanen. Together they had three daughters and a son Johannes, who also became a painter.
Floris van Schooten is mentioned as a member of the city's Corporation in 1641. He died in Haarlem where he was buried on 14 November 1656 in the Grote Kerk. About a 120 works are attributed to Floris van Schooten. The Dutch art historian Abraham Bredius attributed the works of the monogrammist F.v.S or FVS to Floris van Schooten in 1918. There is only one fully signed work known by van Schooten, a breakfast still life, which is now in the Von der Heydt Museum of Wuppertal in Germany. There are over 60 monogrammed paintings known and an even la
Floris van Schooten was the son of Gerrit Jacbsz van Schooten, a member of a prosperous Catholic family from Amsterdam, who had moved to Haarlem in 1612. At that time, many Catholic families left Amsterdam where the Protestants had the upper hand in local government, for Haarlem, where the climate for Catholicism was more tolerant.
The young van Schooten became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke. He served as the dean of the Guild of Saint Luke in 1639.
In 1612 he married the daughter of the most prosperous local beer brewer, Rycklant Bol van Zanen. Together they had three daughters and a son Johannes, who also became a painter.
Floris van Schooten is mentioned as a member of the city's Corporation in 1641. He died in Haarlem where he was buried on 14 November 1656 in the Grote Kerk. About a 120 works are attributed to Floris van Schooten. The Dutch art historian Abraham Bredius attributed the works of the monogrammist F.v.S or FVS to Floris van Schooten in 1918. There is only one fully signed work known by van Schooten, a breakfast still life, which is now in the Von der Heydt Museum of Wuppertal in Germany. There are over 60 monogrammed paintings known and an even la
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