Anna Maria Janssens

Anna Maria Janssens (circa 1605 – 1668) was a Flemish painter.

Anna Maria Janssens
Borncirca 1605
Died1668

She was trained by her father Abraham Janssens and on 5 July 1626 married the painter Jan Brueghel the Younger with whom she had eleven children.[1] She was known for floral paintings in the Brueghel family style, and a signed but undated floral painting was published by Marie-Louise Hairs in 1985. Janssens was registered as member of the Antwerp guild of Saint Luke between 1645-1668.[2]

  • Still life of flowers in a glass vase, 100 x 67 cm, signed
    Still life of flowers in a glass vase, 100 x 67 cm, signed
  • Extensive bouquet of mixed spring and summer flowers in a wooden tub beside a squirrel
    Extensive bouquet of mixed spring and summer flowers in a wooden tub beside a squirrel
  • Garland of flowers around a medaillon with the Holy Family and a music making angel
    Garland of flowers around a medaillon with the Holy Family and a music making angel

References
  1. notice of marriage in the Liggeren
  2. Dorotheum sale of 10.11.2020, Vienna, lot 221
  • Marie-Louise Hairs, Les peintres Flamands de fleurs au XVIIe siècle, 1985, pages 236-7
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