"Jan Frans Soolmaker Antwerp 1635-after 1685 In Italy, Herders Resting"
Typical painting of Flemish baroque painter by Jan Frans Soolmaker (1635 - after 1665) depicting the Italian pastoral landscape with a resting group of herdsmen. The painting is signed at the bottom left. Jan Frans Soolmaker (1635 - after 1665, possibly 1686) was a Flemish painter and draftsman, mainly known for his Italianizing landscapes, with equestrian and arcadian scenes. He worked in Antwerp, Haarlem and Amsteredam. He is regarded as one of the most faithful followers of the Dutch painter