Jan Snellinck

Jan Snellinck (c. 1548, Mechelen – 1 October 1638, Antwerp) was a Flemish artist and art collector.

Biography

A notable pupil of Snellinck was Abraham Janssens. According to Houbraken, he was overlooked by Karel van Mander, but he was a notable painter from Mechelen, famous in his day among royalty for his heroic paintings of battle scenes. He painted for churches and heads of state and was 55 in 1604.^[1]

References

^ Johannes Snellinks biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature

External links

Artnet: Jan Snellinck
Jan Snellinck at the Netherlands Institute for Art History

Persondata
Name	Snellinck, Jan
Alternative names
Short description	art collector, painter
Date of birth	c. 1548
Place of birth	Mechelen
Date of death	1 October 1638
Place of death	Antwerp