Andrzej Stech

Andreas Stech
Self-portrait. circa 1675
Born
Andreas Stech

(1635-09-09)9 September 1635
Stolp, Duchy of Pomerania, Holy Roman Empire (modern Słupsk, Poland)
Died12 January 1697(1697-01-12) (aged 61)
Danzig, (Gdańsk)
Known forPainting
MovementBaroque
SpouseAdelgunde Wulf

Andreas Stech (September 9, 1635 – January 12, 1697) was a Baroque painter.

Stech was born in Stolp (Słupsk), the son of Heinrich Stech a painter from Lübeck.[1] He was of Lutheran faith.[2] In 1636, together with his family he moved to Danzig (Gdańsk). It is most likely that he was taught by his father; from 1653, by his father-in-law Adolf Boy (1612-1683). In 1658, he married the widow of the painter August Ranisch. After the death of his first wife, he married Adelgunde, the daughter of Nicias Wulf.[3] He had five children from his first marriage, and four from his second. In 1662, he became the Master Artisan on the basis of his artwork: The Calling of St. Andrew and Croesus throwing himself in the fire. In 1667, he received Danzig citizenship.[4] In 1673, he became a juror. From 1677, he worked for King John III Sobieski of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. His brother was also a painter.[5]

  • Portrait of Heinrich Schwarzwaldt (1682)
    Portrait of Heinrich Schwarzwaldt
    (1682)
  • Portrait of a Patrician Lady from Danzig (1685)
    Portrait of a Patrician Lady from Danzig
    (1685)
  • Portrait of a townsman from Danzig (1675)
    Portrait of a townsman from Danzig
    (1675)
  • Portrait of Zasławski-Ostrogski (1670)
    Portrait of Zasławski-Ostrogski
    (1670)
  1. ^ "Biography". Antykwariat Kwadryga. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. ^ Adam, Wolfgang; Westphal, Siegrid (6 December 2012). Handbuch der kulturellen Zentren der frühen Neuzeit. p. 306. ISBN 9783110295559.
  3. ^ biography of Andreas Stech
  4. ^ "Andrzej Stech Biography". Culture. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Andrzej Stech Paintings". Pinakoteka. Retrieved 22 October 2015.