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Johannes Ykens (1613, Antwerp – after 1680), was a Flemish Baroque painter and wood sculptor.
Biography
According to Houbraken, he was a flower painter along with Frans Ykens. According to Cornelis de Bie's work on painters called Het Gulden Cabinet, however, which had been Houbraken's source, only Frans was a famed flower painter, and Jan was famous for being good at arranging subjects. He had first learned to draw as part of his training to become a sculptor, and he was a respected sculptor before becoming known for his paintings.
According to the RKD he was the son of sculptor Melchior Ykens and the father of the painters Catharina Ykens II and Peter Ykens. He entered the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1639 as winemaster, meaning he was the son of a member. His pupils besides his children were the sculptor Flups Tallaert, (1640–41), Lamberecht la Fosse (1641–42), Peeter van Opbergen (1645–46), and Jan-Battista van Neckens (1665–66).