Nikolaus Knüpfer (1603–1655/60)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• Knüpfer was trained in Leipzig, where according to Houbraken he was apprenticed to Emanuel Nysen.
• He then moved to Magdeburg where he found work making brushes for artists.
• He stayed there until 1630, and then moved to Utrecht to work with Abraham Bloemaert.
• He lived with him for two years and then established his own studio in Utrecht.
• In 1637 he became a visiting member of the Guild of St. Luke.
• Knüpfer students were Jan Steen, Gabriel Metsu, Ary de Vois, and Pieter Crijnse Volmarijn.
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