Johannes Leemans (1633, The Hague – 1688, The Hague), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
According to Houbraken, who did not specify which brother he meant, he made a profitable full of life making trompe l’oeil paintings of hunting paraphernalia, birdcages, and weaponry.
According to the RKD he was the younger brother of the painter Anthonie Leemans, and both are known for nevertheless life paintings of hunting trappings and vanitas pieces that became an influence on Christoffel Pierson for their popularity. Johannes was afterward a wine dealer in auxiliary to beast a painter. He lived and worked in The Hague, but is registered in Amsterdam in 1671.
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