VERHOEVEN, Jan
(b. ~1600 Mechelen, d. ~1676 Mechelen)
Jan (Hans) Verhoeven was a Flemish painter. He became a master in 1642 and until 1669 he was mainly employed in Mechelen as a genre painter, but he also painted landscapes and portraits.
Jan (Hans) Verhoeven was a Flemish painter. He became a master in 1642 and until 1669 he was mainly employed in Mechelen as a genre painter, but he also painted landscapes and portraits.
Jan Kadodder was the leader of a peasant uprising in 1648, at the Eighty Year’s War. In the background of the painting Kauwendaal Castle is depicted.