"Johannes (Jan) Symonsz van der Beeck (1589 – buried 17 February 1644) was a Dutch painter also 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 still life master, few of Torrentius´ paintings survive, as his works were ordered to be burned after he was accused of being a Rosicrucian adherent of atheistic and Satanic beliefs. The tortured painter was thrown into prison as a convicted blasphemer until being permitted to leave the country as a political gesture for England´s Charles I, an admirer of van der Beeck." - (en.wikipedia.org 18.10.2020)
