Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger
Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger (born June 24, 1587 in Copenhagen ; † August 6, 1639 there ) was a builder and sculptor. He came from the Flemish artist family Steenwinckel , who worked in Denmark in the 16th and 17th centuries. He was like his father Hans I. and later his son Hans III. Royal builder in Denmark.
Life
Van Steenwinckel first learned the bricklaying trade from his father in Halmstad at the age of thirteen . After his father's death in 1601, he continued his apprenticeship with his successor Willem Cornelissen. Around 1602 he traveled to the Netherlands with his older brother Lourens (Lorenz), where he became a student of the Amsterdam city architect Hendrick de Keyser . It is not known exactly when Steenwinckel returned to Denmark from Holland. From 1614 he was involved in the construction of Frederiksborg Castle . In 1619 he was appointed general builder and construction began on Børsen . He took over the further expansion of the fortress Varberg , which had already started under his father. In 1629 he was responsible for the reconstruction of Kronborg Castle after the fire and by 1634 he completed the new Rosenborg Castle for King Christian IV . In 1637 he started the Rundetårn , which was only completed after his death. For the castle in Tåsinge he delivered the draft in 1639.
family
His father was the architect Hans van Steenwinckel, his mother was Inger (née Pedersdatter, † after 1630). He himself was married to Trine Willom (nee Hybersdatter, † 1674). The couple had several children. Steenwinckel died during an epidemic that killed two of his sons and the son of a brother just a few weeks later. He was buried at the Nicolai Church, which he helped to restore in 1630. An epitaph donated by his widow in 1644 was lost. The inscription was related to the painting that shows King Christian IV in front of Rosenborg Castle, on which Steenwinckel is said to be depicted. It read:
“The Ingeniør eller Bygmester, who he portrætteret paa Rosenborg-Billedet af Christian IV. Foran Rosenborg under Voldarbejdet, he med rings Sandsynlighed stundom kaldt H. v. S. "
“The engineer and master builder who is depicted in the Rosenborg picture of Christian IV in front of Rosenborg while completing his work is very likely to be considered H. v. S. designated. "
His brothers were:
- Lourens (Lorenz or Laurens) van Steenwinckel (* 1585; † 1619), who was also a master builder, but also a sculptor.
- Villum (Willem) van Steenwinckel (approx. 1590 - 1653) worked as a builder at Laholm Castle.
- Morten van Steenwinckel (born July 3, 1595 in Varberg, † December 9, 1646) was an architect and painter. He provided some paintings for Rosenborg and Kronborg.
literature
- Carl Frederik Bricka: v. Steenwinckel, Hans . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 16 : Skarpenberg – Sveistrup . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1902, p. 346 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- Philip Weilbach : Steenwinkel . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 26 : Slöke – Stockholm . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1917, Sp. 1154 (Swedish, runeberg.org - in the family article ).
- Chr. A. Jensen: Steenwinckel, (2) Hans van, den Yngre . 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 ).
- Steenwinkel, Hans van (2) . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 31 : Siemering – Stephens . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1937.
- Lars Rostrup Bøyesen: van Steenwinckel, Hans (II) . In: Povl Engelstoft, Svend Dahl: (Ed.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka . 2nd Edition. tape 22 : Siemonsen cloth rain . JH Schultz, Copenhagen 1942, p. 488–491 (Danish, rosekamp.dk [PDF]).
Web links
- Hugo Johannsen: Hans II van Steenwinckel. Kunstindeks Danmark
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lars Rostrup Bøyesen: van Steenwinckel, Hans (II) . In: Povl Engelstoft, Svend Dahl: (Ed.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka . 2nd Edition. tape 22 : Siemonsen cloth rain . JH Schultz, Copenhagen 1942, p. 488–491 (Danish, rosekamp.dk [PDF]).
- ↑ Lars Rostrup Bøyesen: van Steenwinckel, Hans (II) . In: Povl Engelstoft, Svend Dahl: (Ed.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka . 2nd Edition. tape 22 : Siemonsen cloth rain . JH Schultz, Copenhagen 1942, p. 491 (Danish, rosekamp.dk [PDF]).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Steenwinckel, Hans van, the younger |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steenwinkel, Hans van |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish builder and sculptor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1587 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 1639 |
Place of death | Copenhagen |