Erik Westzynthius the Younger (1743–1787) was a Finnish church painter. Westzynthius was born in

Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after: ...

. His father

Erik Westzynthius the Elder Erik Westzynthius the Elder (1711 – 1757, in Dublin) was a Finnish painter. Westzynthius was a religious-themed painter for church commissions, primarily active between 1730 and 1749. He painted some works for the Raahe church in 1746, the Al ...

was also a painter. He studied painting with Johan Backman and

Emanuel Granberg Emanuel Granberg (1754–1797) was a Finnish painter. Granberg was born in Vihanti. His father was a chaplain. Granberg primarily worked on murals and paintings for local churches. His first work was for the Muhos church 1773–1774. He also produ ...

. His only known work is several wall and ceiling paintings between 1779 and 1782 for the Oulainen church.

References

* Rajaniemi, Marja-Liisa, Oulaisten picture church, reconstructed images: Ari Häyrinen. Publ. Oulaisten church, 2003 1743 births 1787 deaths People from Oulu 18th-century Finnish painters 18th-century male artists Finnish male painters {{Finland-painter-stub