Hans van Steenwinckel

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Hans van Steenwinckel (* before 1639 in Copenhagen ; † 1700 there ) was a Danish architect and sculptor. He came from the Flemish artist family Steenwinckel , who worked in Denmark in the 16th and 17th centuries. Like his father Hans II and his father Hans I, he was a royal master builder in Denmark.

Life

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Van Steenwinckel was married to Elsebe (nee Jakobsdatter) on April 24, 1664. He is documented as a sculptor in 1667. In 1669 he is mentioned as a royal builder. He worked under the royal general builder Lambert van Haven . Are preserved in the Royal Library designs, which he for the 1857 worn gate Nørreport (1670), Castle Vordingborg (1670/73), a new grave chapel of St. Peter's Church (1681), the Naval Hospital (1684/86) for two powder Towers (1688 / 90) and for a previous building of today 's Hermitage Palace (1694). The Charlottenborg Palace is attributed to himand a preliminary draft for the tomb of Hans Schack , which was then executed in a variant by Thomas Quellinus . He led many works commissioned by King Christian V from. He was also active as a sculptor, for example the altarpiece in the Church of the Redeemer in Christianshavn is considered to be his late work, which was only completed after his death.

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  1. ^ Chr. A. Jensen: Steenwinckel, (3) Hans ell. Johan . In: Johannes Brøndum-Nielsen, Palle Raunkjær (ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 22 : Speculation – Søøre . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1927, p. 208 (Danish, runeberg.org - in the family article ).