Heinrich Jansen (1625 – 1667), was a Danish Baroque painter.

Biography

He was born in Flensburg and trained under

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...

during the years 1645–1648.Heinrich Jansen
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 ...

He worked in Copenhagen 1657-1661 as court painter to

Frederick III of Denmark Frederick III ( da, Frederik; 18 March 1609 – 9 February 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death in 1670. He also governed under the name Frederick II as diocesan administrator (colloquially referred to as prince-bi ...

and in 1662 returned to live in Flensburg.

References

1625 births 1667 deaths Danish Baroque painters Danish male painters People from Flensburg Court painters Pupils of Rembrandt {{Denmark-painter-stub