NATUS, Johannes
(b. ~1640 Middelburg, d. 0 ?)
Dutch painter. Active in Middelburg, Natus is recorded as a member of the guild in that city in late 1661 or early 1662, and he appears to have specialized in genre scenes.
Dutch painter. Active in Middelburg, Natus is recorded as a member of the guild in that city in late 1661 or early 1662, and he appears to have specialized in genre scenes.
In this genre scene three men are depicted relaxing in a sparse interior as one plays his violin and the others jovially hold a pipe and vessels for drinking. The scene is set in a basement, the light creeps in beneath the floor boards above.