Salomon (de) Koninck (1609 – buried 8 August 1656) was a Dutch painter of

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and portraits, and an engraver. Koninck was born in

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, the son of a

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, originally from Antwerp, and was a nephew of Philips de Koninck. Salomon became a pupil of

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, David Colijns, François Venants and

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. From 1630 he was a member of the Sint Lucasgilde. He moved in the circles of Rembrandt and the academy of

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, making many copies of Rembrandt's compositions. His paintings have a warm colour palette and include many "philosophers" or scholars. Perhaps one of the better known of these is the ''Philosopher with an Open Book'' at the

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that was long attributed to Rembrandt and served as companion piece to Rembrandt's ''

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''.

He married a daughter of Adriaen van Nieulandt and later a sister of Antonie van Stralen. He died in Amsterdam in 1656.

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''This article is a translation from the Dutch Wikipedia''.
Information at the Netherlands Institute for Art HistorySalomon Koninck
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St. Matthew with an Angel
' by Salomon Koninck from the Museum & Gallery collection in Greenville, SC Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Dutch genre painters 1609 births 1656 deaths Dutch Golden Age printmakers Painters from Amsterdam {{Netherlands-painter-stub