Paul Heinecken

Paul Heinecken or Heineken (9 December 1674, Riga - 1746, Lübeck) was a German painter, architect, and graphic artist. He enjoyed a few years of fame as the father of Christian Heinrich Heineken, a child prodigy known as "The infant scholar of Lübeck".

Biography He was one of the sons of Hinrich Henicke (also given as Hänicke or Hönnicken, 1639/40-1705), a Master Builder from Holstein. After learning the basics of architectural drawing from his father, he went to Lübeck to study with . From there, he went to Venice and Rome, where his earliest original drawings were made. In 1707, after several years working as a sign poster, he became a citizen of Lübeck and, after some negotiating, was awarded the status of "" by the City Council, making him independent of the local guilds.

He owned and operated a coffeehouse in a corner of his home, to provide extra income and as a meeting place for artists. The composer, Georg Philipp Telemann, and the writer, , were among his frequent guests.

Miniatures and enamel paintings are also part of his output. Ismael Mengs and Johann Harper were his students in those genres. In addition to his work on perspective, he is known for several plans and views of Hamburg, created during the 1720s.