Hendrik van Steenwijk II - Interior of a Gothic Church

Hendrik van Steenwijck II (also ''Steenwyck, Steinwick'') (c.1580–1640
at the RKD databases) was a

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painter mostly of architectural interiors, but also of biblical scenes and

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s. Van Steenwijck was born in

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. His father, the Dutch painter Hendrik van Steenwijck I, one of the originators of the interiors genre, moved the family to

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in 1585, where he trained his son. At his father's death in 1603, Van Steenwijck the Younger took over the studio in Frankfurt, but from 1604 until 1617 he was primarily active in

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, where he collaborated with early

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s such as

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.Frans Baudouin, "Hendrick van Steenwijk (ii)," ''Grove Art Online'',

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, ccessed 26 November 2007 Van Steenwijck is best known for the numerous imaginary interiors that were based on the

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. These had an immediate influence on paintings by Pieter Neeffs I. After settling in

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by 1617, he painted backgrounds for Anthony van Dyck and Daniel Mytens the Elder. Van Steenwijck moved to

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around 1638, where he was a painter at the court. His wife, Susanna van Steenwijk was also an architectural painter. She moved to Leiden around 1642. Van Steenwijck died in

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4. http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/1155/hendrick-van-steenwijck-the-younger-flemish-1580-1649/

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Vermeer and The Delft School
a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Hendrik van Steenwijk II 1580s births 1649 deaths Flemish Baroque painters Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Artists from Antwerp Belgian expatriates in England {{Netherlands-painter-stub

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