David Colijns

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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.^[1]

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).^[2] Several religious paintings by his hand hang in the Centraal Museum.^[2] He died in Amsterdam.

References

↑ (Dutch) David Colyns Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
↑ 2.0 2.1 David Colijns in the RKD

The ascension of Elijah in the Rijksmuseum

Persondata
Name	Colijns, David
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch painter
Date of birth	1582
Place of birth
Date of death	1665
Place of death

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