About Hendrik van Steenwijk I
Lived 1550 – 1603 (aged 52–53). Hendrik van Steenwijk I was a painter.
Hendrik van Steenwijck I (also Steenwyck, Steenwijk) (c. 1550 – buried 1 September 1603 ) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, from early in the period, known mainly for his church interiors.
Van Steenwijck was born in Kampen, and was a student of the architectural painter Hans Vredeman de Vries, and the father of Hendrik van Steenwijk II He is known to have worked in Aachen (1573–76), Antwerp (1577–85) and Frankfurt (from 1586 on), where he died. In addition to introducing the new genre, he also worked with more natural lighting and perspectival space than found in the works of his teacher Vredeman de Vries.
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Who was Hendrik van Steenwijk I?
Dutch painter (1550-1603)
When was Hendrik van Steenwijk I born?
Hendrik van Steenwijk I was born in 1550 in Kampen.
When did Hendrik van Steenwijk I die?
Hendrik van Steenwijk I died in 1603 in Frankfurt.
What was Hendrik van Steenwijk I's occupation?
Hendrik van Steenwijk I was a painter.
What nationality was Hendrik van Steenwijk I?
Hendrik van Steenwijk I's recorded nationality: Habsburg Netherlands.
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