Jan Albertsz Rotius

Rootgies', but he later Latinized his name to Rotius, which was garbled by the early Dutch biographer Arnold Houbraken into Roodseus, possibly because in his marriage document he is listed as Rootseijus.

In 1643 he became a member of the Alkmaar Guild of St. Luke, which may point to an initial training in that city.

[3] Of their seven children only three would live to adulthood, including the still-life painter Jacob Rotius who was born in Hoorn in 1644.

de Heem and was quite successful as a flower painter,[5] but died of "melancholy" at the age of 50.

Comparative study shows he was influenced by these paintings, and perhaps was encouraged to achieve similar effects by his patrons.