NATUS, Johannes
(b. ~1640 Middelburg, d. 0 ?)
Dutch painter. Active in Middelburg, Natus is recorded as a member of the guild in that city in late 1661 or early 1662, and he appears to have specialized in genre scenes.
An Interior with Card Players and a Blacksmith
Peasants Smoking and Making Music in an Inn
In this genre scene three men are depicted relaxing in a sparse interior as one plays his violin and the others jovially hold a pipe and vessels for drinking. The scene is set in a basement, the light creeps in beneath the floor boards above.