Morten Steenwinkel

Morten Steenwinkel (1595, Varberg – 1646, Copenhagen), was a Danish architect and painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was a good animal painter specialized in horses.[1] In 1640 he came to the court of Christian IV where one of his life-sized horses was so well-painted that a live horse sprang at it thinking it was real.[1][2]

According to the RKD he was the teacher of the Danish painter Bernhard Keil and the son of Hans Steenwinkel.[3] He traveled to Italy in 1629.[3] In 1632 he was back north where he became a member of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.[4] He was followed by Adriaen Hansz Muiltjes.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 (Dutch) Steenwinkel Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ↑ As Houbraken points out, this type of anecdote is a favorite theme in biographies of artists since Zeuxis.
  3. 1 2 3 Morten Steenwinkel in the RKD
  4. ↑ Martin or Geraerd Steenwinkel in a biography by A.J. van der Aa
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