Gillis van Coninxloo, a Dutch painter, was born on January 24, 1544. He is notable for his landscapes, including works such as Landscape with Venus and Adonis and A River Landscape. Van Coninxloo's career spanned multiple countries, including Germany and the Dutch Republic, where he contributed to the development of Northern landscape art.
He is remembered for his significant role in shaping the forest landscape genre in Northern European art.