Jan Gabrielsz Sonjé (1625 - 1707)

Jan Gabrielsz Sonjé

Jan Gabrielsz Sonjé was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age, specialising in landscapes.

Jan Gabriel Sonjé was a pupil of Adam Pijnacker. In 1646 he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Delft. And in 1654 he moved to Rotterdam.

Saunier painted vast expanses of mountain and forest landscapes, often in the Italian manner. His style is characterised by the clarity of the sky and landscape, with silvery clouds in contrast to the dark foreground. The trees are clearly distinguishable and the figures and animals are sometimes so well done that they remind one of Karel Dujardin. He also painted river landscapes in the style of Hermann Saftleven, but of a lower quality.