Background
He could have been born in Delft as a son of Hans Jordaens, or he may have been born in Antwerp as a relative of Jacob Jordaens.
He could have been born in Delft as a son of Hans Jordaens, or he may have been born in Antwerp as a relative of Jacob Jordaens.
According to the RKD his birth year and place is uncertain. He painted historical allegories, interiors, animals, and art galleries. He also painted staffage for Abraham Govaerts.
According to Houbraken, the widow of the lawyer Nicolaas Muys van Holy (1653/54-1717) owned a painting by him of the Pharaoh"s army crossing the red sea and drowning with horses and wagons.
Houbraken confused him with the painter Hans IV Jordaens of Delft.
