Jacob Rotius
Dutch painter
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| Intro | Dutch painter | ||||
| A.K.A. | Jacob Rottsius Jacob Rootsius Jacob Rootius | ||||
| A.K.A. | Jacob Rottsius Jacob Rootsius Jacob Rootius | ||||
| Places | Netherlands | ||||
| was | Painter | ||||
| Work field | Arts | ||||
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| Birth | 11 September 1644, Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands | ||||
| Death | 1 January 1681Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (aged 36 years) | ||||
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Jacob Rotius (11 September 1644, Hoorn – 1681, Hoorn), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Jan Davidsz de Heem, whose style he successfully copied. He earned a good living as a flower painter, but died relatively young due to his "melancholy attitude".
According to the RKD he was the son of Jan Albertsz Rotius, and specialized in flower and vegetable still life paintings.