Jan Boeckhorst

Born in Münster, Westphalia around 1604, Jan Boeckhorst came from a respected family, with his father even serving as mayor. Initially a canon in the Jesuit order, he didn't begin his artistic journey until his early twenties. He then moved to Antwerp in the mid-1620s, likely to study with the legendary Peter Paul Rubens, though concrete evidence is scarce. However, their close association in the 1630s is well-documented, and Boeckhorst may have also trained briefly with Jac…