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Hendrick Munniks, Munnicks, or Munnekus (c1600 – 1664), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

He was probably born in Utrecht where he appears in the archives under the name Munnekus or Munniks. He was a pupil of Abraham Bloemaert and Pauwel van Overbeeck, and became a master in the Utrecht Guild of Saint Luke in 1627 or 1633 and its dean in 1643.[1] The same year he moved to The Hague as court painter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. [1] He is known for paintings in the manner of Caravaggio, and he may have died in the Hague, where he was last recorded as a member of the Confrerie Pictura in 1644.[1]

Among his famous paintings was a Venus image that was painted for Prince Frederick Henry's behalf, and a great starting the gathering of the Hague schutterij, sold at auction 1648.[1]


References

  1. ^ a b c d Hendrick Munniks in the RKD
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