Pieter Steenwijck
Illustration — Vanitas with skull, watch with blue ribbon, flute with music book, and sealed parchment with "Vanitas omnia vanitas" Pieter Steenwijck (c. 1615, Delft – 1666, Delft), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Also recorded as Pieter Evertsz. van Steenwyck · Pieter van Steenwijck · Pieter van Steenwyck · P. Steenwijck
Pieter Steenwijck
Pieter Steenwijck · Aron and Titus of Jan Vos · Public domain
- Born
- 1615 · Delft.
- Died
- 1666
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson
- Fields
- still life
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Vanitas with skull, watch with blue ribbon, flute with music book, and sealed parchment with "Vanitas omnia vanitas" Pieter Steenwijck (c. 1615, Delft – 1666, Delft), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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Early life
Early life
The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life. Places of work recorded in the authority are Leiden, Delft and The Hague. Work by Pieter Steenwijck is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Hermitage Museum, Museum De Lakenhal and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Steenwyck was born in Delft, c. 1615. He was the brother of Harmen Steenwijck, also a still-life painter. His father was Evert Hamenz who was an eyeglass maker. He and his brother were taught to paint by their uncle David Bailly in Leiden. Baily is credited with inventing the vanitas genre and he influenced Steenwyck to paint in the vanitas genre.
Career
Career
In 1642 he became a member of the Delft Guild of St. Luke and in 1644 he became a member of the Leiden Guild of St. Luke.
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1615
Pieter Steenwijck born at Delft.
1666
Pieter Steenwijck died.
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