Hendrick van Steenwijck, the Younger (1580-82 - 1649)

• Was a Dutch Baroque painter mostly of architectural interiors.
• Van Steenwijck was born in Antwerp.
• His father, the Dutch painter Hendrik van Steenwijck I.
• The father moved the family to Frankfurt am Main in 1585, where he trained his son.
• At his father's death in 1603, Van Steenwijck the Younger took over the studio in Frankfurt.
• From 1604 until 1617 he was primarily active in Antwerp.
• He collaborated there with Flemish painters such as Frans Francken I and Jan Brueghel the Elder.
• Van Steenwijck is best known for the numerous imaginary interiors that were based on the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp.
• After settling in London by 1617, he painted backgrounds for Anthony van Dyck and Daniel Mytens the Elder.
• Van Steenwijck moved to The Hague around 1638, where he was a painter at the court.
• His wife, Susanna van Steenwijk was also an architectural painter.
• Van Steenwijck died in Leiden or The Hague.
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