Hendrik van Steenwijk II
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Hendrik van Steenwijk II (c. 1580 – before 1649) was a Baroque painter of architectural interiors who was trained by his father Hendrik van Steenwijk I, one of the originators of the genre.[1] He was active in Antwerp until about 1617, where he collaborated with early Flemish Baroque painters such as Frans Francken I and Jan Brueghel the Elder.[2] Van Steenwijk is best-known for the numerous imaginary interiors that were based on the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp.[1] These had an immediate influence on paintings by Pieter Neeffs I.[2] After settling in London by 1617, he painted backgrounds for Anthony van Dyck and Daniel Mytens the Elder.[2] Van Steenwijk later moved to The Hague around 1645, where he was a painter at the court until his death around 1649.[2] His wife, Susanna van Steenwijk was also a painter.[2]
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- ^ a b Hans Vlieghe (1998). Flemish Art and Architecture, 1585-1700, Pelican history of art. New Haven: Yale University Press, 201. ISBN 0300070381.
- ^ a b c d e Frans Baudouin, "Hendrick van Steenwijk (ii)," Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press, [accessed November 26, 2007].
