Claus Møinichen or Claus á Møinichen (c. 1660 in

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– probably after 1726) was a Danish painter. He was the son of the Copenhagen surgeon Sixtus Møinichen (1629–1666) and his wife Anna Thiesens. Little is known about him. He designed ornaments for the edition of the 'kongeloven' published in 1709. He also produced portraits of

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, Kirsten Bille,

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and others, as well as producing images of scenes from Ovid's ''

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'' for the king. From 1686 to 1688 he painted the audience chamber at

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with scenes from the

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. He married Cathrine Frederiksdatter Fohlmann before 1703 and the couple had several children. Records show he was still alive in 1726 and – though his date of death is not recorded – he probably died soon after this.

Works

Image:Danish_ invasion_fleet-Claus_Møinichen.jpg, Danish invasion fleet Image:Slaget_ ved_oland_maleri_av_claus_moinichen_1686.jpg,

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Image:Capture_ of_christianstad-claus_moinichen_1686.jpg, Capture of

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Image:Battle_ in_køge_bay-claus_moinichen_1686.jpg, Battle of Køge Bay

Sources

*Chr. Bruun: ''Frederik Rostgaard og hans Samtid I'', 137 ff *Weilbach: ''Nyt Kunstnerlexikon.'' *F. J. Meier
Biography
1st edition of the ''Dansk biografisk leksikon, tillige omfattende Norge for tidsrummet 1537–1814'', Udgivet af C. F. Bricka, 19 bd, Gyldendal, 1887–1905 1660 births 1726 deaths Danish painters Painters from Copenhagen {{Denmark-painter-stub