Name Hendrick Andriessen | ||
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Died 1655, Zeeland, Netherlands | ||
Hendrick Andriessen (1607–1655) was a Flemish Baroque still-life painter.
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Biography
According to Cornelis de Bie, he was born in Antwerp and died in Zeeland. He was known as Mancken Heyn, or crippled Hein, though his still-life paintings were highly regarded and weren't at all crippled. He joined the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp in 1637. He is known mainly as a still-life painter, and his still-life paintings mostly fall into the category of Vanitas. Many paintings formerly attributed to Pieter van der Willigen have since been reassigned to Andriessen.
His works are at least sometimes oil paintings on canvas.
Vanitas Quiet Life
One of his more famous works, an oil on canvas known as 'Vanitas Quiet Life', is believed to be a reference to the death of King Charles I by decapitation, especially because of the use of a skull, a crown and scepter, and other related objects.