Christoffel Puytlinck

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

Puytlinck 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)
  • Still Life with Birds and a Cat, 1674
    Still Life with Birds and a Cat, 1674
  • Hunting Dog and Game
    Hunting Dog and Game
  • Classical Ruin with a Cat and Poultry, 1665–1670
    Classical Ruin with a Cat and Poultry, 1665–1670
  • Still Life with Meat and Dead Birds, 1660–1671
    Still Life with Meat and Dead Birds, 1660–1671
  • Still Life of Birds and Carrot, 1660–1679
    Still Life of Birds and Carrot, 1660–1679
  • Still Life with Dead Roosters Hanging by Their Legs Against a Wall, 1671
    Still Life with Dead Roosters Hanging by Their Legs Against a Wall, 1671

References
  1. Sullivan, Scott A. (1984). The Dutch Gamepiece. Allanheld & Schram. ISBN 9780839003281. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. "Christoffel Puytelinck". ECARTICO. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. "Theodorus Puytlinck". ECARTICO. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. Hoogewerff, Godefridus Johannes (1952). De Bentvueghels [Hoogewerff] , collation VIII. 's-Gravenhage : Nijhoff. p. 142.
  5. Bertolotti, Antonino (1880). Artisti Belgi ed Olandesi a Roma nei secoli XVI e XVII. Florence: Gazetta d'Italia. pp. 168–169.
  6. "Christoffel Puytlinck". RKD. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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