Biography

According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Jan Davidsz de Heem, whose style he successfully copied. He earned a good living as a flower painter, but died relatively young due to his "melancholy attitude".

According to the RKD he was the son of Jan Albertsz Rotius

Jan Albertsz Rotius

Jan Albertsz. Rotius was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter, and father of the flower painter Jacob Rotius.- Biography :He was baptized ‘Albert Jansz...

, and specialized in flower and vegetable still life paintings.