Johannes (Jan) Symonsz van der Beeck (1589 – buried 17 February 1644) was a Dutch painter after that known by his alias Johannes Torrentius. (“Torrentius” is a Latin equivalent of the surname van der Beeck, meaning “of the brook” or “of the river”.)
Despite his reputation as a yet life master, few of Torrentius’ paintings survive, as his works were ordered to be burned after he was accused of living thing a Rosicrucian enthusiast of atheistic and Satanic beliefs. The tortured painter was thrown into prison as a convicted blasphemer until being acceptable to leave the country as a diplomatic gesture for England’s Charles I, an devotee of van der Beeck.
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