Johannes Buns (before 1640 – after 1673), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken who repeated the verses of the poets Pieter Rixtel of Haarlem and Johannes Blasius, he was a good portrait painter.[1] Houbraken did not see any of his works.[1]

According to the RKD Buns was a pupil of Govert Flinck in Amsterdam before 1660. In March 1661, Buns and Sophia Lefebre baptized a son Ferdinand in the Roman Catholic Mozes en Aäronkerk in that city.[2] He was known for his portraits and a portrait of an unknown woman dated 1667 has been registered to him.[2] Buns moved to Cologne, where on June 10, 1668, he became a member of the local artist's guild.[2] There Sophia and he baptized three daughters, the last one in August 1673.[3] The University of Amsterdam's ECARTICO project[4] suggests he was the brother of the priest and composer Benedictus Buns, alias Benedictus a Sancto Josepho (1643-1716), who was born in Geldern.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 (in Dutch) Johannes Buns Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. 1 2 3 Johannes Buns at the RKD
  3. ↑ Johannes Buns at the ECARTICO website
  4. ↑ About ECARTICO
  5. ↑ Father of Johannes and Benedictus at the ECARTICO website
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