Krzysztof Lubieniecki or Christoffel Lubienietzky (1659–1729) was a

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Baroque painter and engraver active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age.

Biography

Krzysztof Lubieniecki was born in Stettin (today: Szczecin),

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. His brother Teodor Lubieniecki was also a painter and engraver. They learned to paint from the landscape and seascape painter Juriaan Stur in

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. In 1667 they travelled to Amsterdam, where Krzysztof apprenticed with Adriaen Backer, and Teodor with

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. In 1682, Teodor moved to

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before eventually moving to Poland in 1706, where he died. Krzysztof remained in Amsterdam, where he painted portraits and

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pieces. He also collaborated on prints for

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, , and

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(son of

Gerard Brandt Gerard Brandt (25 July 1626, Amsterdam – 12 October 1685, Amsterdam) was a Dutch preacher, playwright, poet, church historian, biographer and naval historian. A well-known writer in his own time, his works include a ''Life of Michiel de Ruy ...

). He died in

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. In 1944 a Lubieniecki painting ''Portrait of a young man'' was looted from the

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by the Nazis during the

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. It was in turn seized by an American serviceman and not returned to Polish authorities before 2015. File:Lubieniecki-krzysztof-doctor.jpg, Medicine doctor in his studio with assistant preparing medicine. File:Lubieniecki Gourmands.jpg, Gourmands. File:Lubieniecki Seller of spectacles.jpg, Seller of spectacles. File:Lubieniecki School-teacher.jpg, School-teacher, File:Arent van Buren (1670-1721). Kapitein ter zee Rijksmuseum SK-A-1550.jpeg, Arent van Buren File:Lubieniecki Portrait in a wig.jpg, Portrait of a young man. Looted from the

by the Nazis during the

References

prints by C. Lubnietzki in Amsterdam Archives

Christoffel Lubienitzki
in the

RKD The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...

* Artnet.com,
Christoffel Lubieniecki
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External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lubieniecki, Teodor 1659 births 1729 deaths 17th-century engravers 18th-century engravers Polish engravers 17th-century Polish painters Polish male painters 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian painters 18th-century male artists Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Artists from Szczecin Polish emigrants to the Netherlands