Krzysztof Lubieniecki or Christoffel Lubienietzky (1659–1729) was a

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painter and engraver active in Amsterdam during the

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Biography

Krzysztof Lubieniecki was born in Stettin (today:

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), Pommerania. His brother Teodor Lubieniecki was also a painter and engraver. They learned to paint from the landscape and seascape painter Juriaan Stur in

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. In 1667 they travelled to Amsterdam, where Krzysztof apprenticed with Adriaen Backer, and Teodor with

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. In 1682, Teodor moved to

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before eventually moving to Poland in 1706, where he died. Krzysztof remained in Amsterdam, where he painted portraits and

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pieces. He also collaborated on prints for

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, , and

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(son of

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). He died in

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. In 1944 a Lubieniecki painting ''Portrait of a young man'' was looted from the

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by the Nazis during the

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. It was in turn seized by an American serviceman and not returned to Polish authorities before 2015. File:Lubieniecki-krzysztof-doctor.jpg, Medicine doctor in his studio with assistant preparing medicine. File:Lubieniecki Gourmands.jpg, Gourmands. File:Lubieniecki Seller of spectacles.jpg, Seller of spectacles. File:Lubieniecki School-teacher.jpg, School-teacher, File:Arent van Buren (1670-1721). Kapitein ter zee Rijksmuseum SK-A-1550.jpeg, Arent van Buren File:Lubieniecki Portrait in a wig.jpg, Portrait of a young man. Looted from the

by the Nazis during the

References

prints by C. Lubnietzki in Amsterdam Archives

Christoffel Lubienitzki
in the

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* Artnet.com,
Christoffel Lubieniecki
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lubieniecki, Teodor 1659 births 1729 deaths 17th-century engravers 18th-century engravers Polish engravers 17th-century Polish painters Polish male painters 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian painters 18th-century male artists Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Artists from Szczecin Emigrants from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Immigrants to the Dutch Republic