Life
Daniël Schellinks was born in Amsterdam as the younger brother ofWork
Only a few works are securely attributed to Daniël Schellinks. They are almost all based on works by his elder brother Willem. Daniël's profession was a silk trader and he was only an amateur artist. It is believed that many of his works have been wrongly attributed to other artists. Daniël and his brother Willem form part of the Dutch landscape and genre artists active in the 16th and 17th centuries who depicted Italian scenes, either real or imaginary. They are referred to as the 'Italianates'.Sheila D. Muller, ''Dutch Art: An Encyclopedia'', Routledge, 4 July 2013, p. 401 They were influenced by Italian models and attempted to capture the Mediterranean light through a colourful style of painting with delicate atmospheric effects. While a number of the Italianates visited and even worked in Italy, some never did but relied for their Italianate scenes on the works of artists who had in fact been there and had brought the Italianate style to their native country upon their return. The Dutch architectural painter Jan van der Heyden, for instance, likely never visited Italy but is believed to have used some of Daniël Schellinks' drawings for his Italianate paintings.References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schellinks, Daniel 1627 births 1701 deaths Painters from Amsterdam Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch landscape painters Dutch male painters Dutch marine artists