Johannes Vollevens II

Johannes Vollevens II (1685, in The Hague – 1759, in The Hague), was an 18th-century portrait painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Portrait of Jacob Carel Martens by Johannes Vollevens II, 1734

Biography

According to Houbraken he learned to paint from his father, Johannes Vollevens.[1] According to the RKD, in 1713 he became a member, and in 1748, he became deacon of the Confrerie Pictura.[2] His selfportrait from 1754 is still in their collection (today the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten KABK).[2] His pupils were Arent Schaasberg and Adriana Verbruggen.[2]

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References
  1. (in Dutch) Johannes Vollevens Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. Johannes Vollevens in the RKD
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