Albert Jansz Vinckenbrinck Explained

Albert Jansz Vinckenbrink (1604 in Spaarndam – 1665 in Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age sculptor in Amsterdam.

Biography

According to the RKD he was a sculptor who learned from his father and became the father of the sculptors Jan, Hendrik, and Abraham Vinckenbrinck.[1] He married Geertruyt Collaert.[1] He made the pulpit for the Nieuwe kerk, and a sketch of this is in the portrait made of him by the Holsteyn brothers. That print claims he was a "sculptor of the city of Amsterdam".[1] According to the Amsterdam Museum he made the statues of David and Goliath now in their café.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/206771 Albert Jansz Vinckenbrink
  2. http://collectie.amsterdammuseum.nl/dispatcher.aspx?action=search&database=ChoiceCollect&search=priref=4728 Albert Jansz Vinckenbrink