Jan Fijt or Johannes Fijt (or Fyt) (1611 – 1661)

• Was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and etcher.
• He had trained with Goltzius in Haarlem and later with Rubens in Antwerp, and with the leading Antwerp animal painter Frans Snyders.
• He became a master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke in 1630.
• Fyt's pupils included Pieter Boel and Jaques van de Kerckhove.
• Fyt was a versatile Still life painter.
• He painted hunting, game and animal pieces.
• He also painted beautiful still life compositions with flowers and fruit.
• He was very prolific, have produced around 280 paintings.
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