Hendrick van Steenwyck the Younger
Hendrick van Steenwyck the Younger, portrayed by Jean-Baptiste Descamps
Hendrick van Steenwyck (the Younger) (* around 1580 in Antwerp , † before 1649 in London ) was a Dutch architectural painter .
He was the son of Hendrick van Steenwyck the Elder , from Steenwijk ( Overijssel ) in the Netherlands , who was also an architectural painter.
He later worked in Antwerp and London . He painted church interiors, large halls and palace rooms with staffage, but also the architectural backgrounds for portraits of other artists. His pictures are frequent (for example in Berlin , in the imperial gallery in Vienna , in the Louvre in Paris , in the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg and in the galleries in Dresden and Kassel ). His painterly treatment is freer and broader than that of his father.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steenwyck, Hendrick van der Jüngere |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steinwyck, Hendrick van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch architectural painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1580 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 1649 |
| Place of death | London |