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David Colijns


David Colijns

David Colijns (1582–c.1665) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

Colijns was born in Rotterdam. According to Houbraken he painted historical allegories from the bible, especially with a great many figures.

According to the RKD he was the son of Chrispiaen Colijn and in 1621 he became the teacher of Salomon Koninck, and later of Jacob Koninck (ca. 1615-ca.1695). Several religious paintings by his hand hang in the Centraal Museum. He died in Amsterdam.

References

David Colijns Wikipedia