Andrzej Stech

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

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)
Died	12 January 1697(1697-01-12) (aged 61) Danzig, (Gdańsk)
Known for	Painting
Movement	Baroque
Spouse(s)	Adelgunde Wulf

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 a Patrician Lady from Danzig
  (1685)
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  Portrait of a townsman from Danzig
  (1675)
• 
  Portrait of Zasławski-Ostrogski
  (1670)

References

1. "Biography". Antykwariat Kwadryga. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
2. Adam, Wolfgang; Westphal, Siegrid. "Handbuch der kulturellen Zentren der frühen Neuzeit". p. 306.
3. biography of Andreas Stech
4. "Andrzej Stech Biography". Culture. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
5. "Andrzej Stech Paintings". Pinakoteka. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

External links

Media related to Andreas Stech at Wikimedia Commons