Jan Van Os
Dutch master of floral still lifes
Jan van Os was a Dutch painter and a member of the renowned Van Os family of artists. Van Os was born in Middelharnis. He was taught by Aert Schouman in The Hague, where he would spend the rest of his life. In 1773, he recorded in the painters' confraternity. In 1775, he married Susanna de La Croix, an able pastellist and the daughter of the deaf-mute portraitist Pieter Frederik de la Croix. Van Os is mostly known for his fruit and flower still life paintings, though he started his career painting seascapes. His floral still lifes were painted in the style of Jan van Huysum, with the flowers usually presented on a marble ledge against a green background. He was the father of artists Pieter van Os, Maria Margaretha van Os, and Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os and grandfather to the painter Pieter Frederik van Os. Jan van Os was the teacher of his children as well as Petronella van Woensel, a friend of his daughter Maria.
Relationship Network
Master student
- Aert Schouman Master
- Pieter Gerardus van Os Student
Influenced by
Parent child
- Pieter van Os Child
- Maria Margaretha van Os Child
- Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os Child
- Pieter Frederik van Os Child
- Pieter Gerardus van Os Child
Spouse
Artworks by this artist
- Fruit Still Life With A Mouse On A Ledge
- Blumen und Früchte auf einem Steinsockel
- Boats and Sailboats on a Quiet Sea ca 1780
- A river landscape with a windmill
- Flowers circa 1780
- Shipping In A Storm Off The Coast
- Still Life with Flowers and Fruit c. 1775 - c. 1800
- A Winter Landscape
- Still Life Of Peonies, A Cock’s Comb And Morning Glories With A Pineapple, Ear Of Corn, Melons, Grapes, Plums And Raspberries
- A Summer Landscape
- Mother And Child By A River
- Still Life With Fruit And Flowers, Together With Oysters, Mussels, A Glass Of Wine, A Decanter And Other Objects On A Stone Ledge
- Schepen voor anker
- Peasants Unloading Cargo
- Bouquet of flowers and fruits on an entablature
- Still Life with Flowers, Fruit and Birds 1774
- Flower Still Life With A Birds’ Nest On A Ledge 1765