About Erik Westzynthius
Lived 1711 – 1757 (aged 45–46). Erik Westzynthius was a Finnish painter.
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 Alavieska church, and altarpieces for churches in Paavola, Paltamo, and Pielavesi, which are now in the National Museum of Finland. His son Erik Westzynthius the Younger also became a painter.
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Who was Erik Westzynthius?
Finnish painter
When was Erik Westzynthius born?
Erik Westzynthius was born in 1711.
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Erik Westzynthius died in 1757.
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Erik Westzynthius was a painter.
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Erik Westzynthius was Finnish.
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· Wikipedia: Erik Westzynthius
· DBpedia: Erik Westzynthius the Elder
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