Bartholomew, an excellent painter, was born in 1620. He is best known by the name of Bartolomeo, an appellation bestowed upon him, for distinction sake, by the society of Flemish painters at Rome called Bentvueghels. He was born at Utrecht; but in the early part of his life went to Rome. His studies in the art of painting were attended with such success, that his pictures were held in the highest estimation. He greatly excelled in landscapes, and these he enriched with historical subjects. The figures and animals which he introduced were very spirited, and drawn in a masterly manner; especially when they were not larger than the size in which he usually painted them. He died in 1660, aged 40 years. He also etched from his own designs a set of 24 Views and Landscapes, ornamented with Ruins.