Bronkhorst, John Van

Bronkhorst, John Van a Dutch painter, was born at Utrecht in 1603, and studied under John Verburg. In the new church at Amsterdam, besides handsomely painting the windows, he executed three excellent pictures: The Triumph of David over Goliath; The Anointing of Saul; and Saul's Attempt to kill David. He died in 1680. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.