Christoffel Puytlinck, (Roermond, 11 November 1640 – Roermond, c. 1679) was a painter from Roermond (present-day Netherlands). He painted still lifes, chiefly game pieces and live and dead fowl.
Life and career
editPuytlinck was born in Roermond, Limburg, in the southern part of the Netherlands,[1] where he was baptized on 11 November 1640.[2] His name is also spelled Puijtlinck.[2] He was the son of Theodorus Puytlinck, a goldsmith from Roermond.[3]
He was active as a painter from 1663. He was active in Reims in 1663, and in Rome from 1667 to 1669.[2] In Rome he joined the Bentvueghels, earning the nickname Trechter.[4] In 1667 he was a witness in a trial regarding an English artist who was stabbed to death in Rome in Via del Babuino.[5] In 1670 he returned to Roermond,[1] where he was active from that year until 1679.[2] In this period he taught Jan Frans van Douven, his cousin.[6] He died in Roermond between 1679 and 1680.[2]
Works (selection)
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Still Life with Birds and a Cat, 1674 -
Hunting Dog and Game -
Classical Ruin with a Cat and Poultry, 1665–1670 -
Still Life with Meat and Dead Birds, 1660–1671 -
Still Life of Birds and Carrot, 1660–1679 -
Still Life with Dead Roosters Hanging by Their Legs Against a Wall, 1671
References
edit- ^ a b Sullivan, Scott A. (1984). The Dutch Gamepiece. Allanheld & Schram. ISBN 9780839003281. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Christoffel Puytelinck". ECARTICO. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Theodorus Puytlinck". ECARTICO. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Hoogewerff, Godefridus Johannes (1952). De Bentvueghels [Hoogewerff], collation VIII. 's-Gravenhage : Nijhoff. p. 142.
- ^ Bertolotti, Antonino (1880). Artisti Belgi ed Olandesi a Roma nei secoli XVI e XVII. Florence: Gazetta d'Italia. pp. 168–169.
- ^ "Christoffel Puytlinck". RKD. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
External links
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Media related to Christoffel Puytlinck at Wikimedia Commons
