Hans van Steenwinckel the Youngest

Hans van Steenwinckel ( * before 1639 in Copenhagen, † 1700 ) was an architect and sculptor. He came from the Flemish family of artists Steenwinckel who worked in Denmark in the 16th and 17th centuries. He was, like his father, Hans II and his father, Hans I. Royal builder in Denmark.

Life

Hans van Steenwinckel married in 1664 and 1667 is shown as a sculptor. In 1669 he is mentioned as royal architect. He worked under the Royal General builder Lambert van Haven. Are preserved in the Royal Library of designs that he for the 1857 excavated city gate Noerreport (1670 ), Castle Vordingborg (1670 /73), a new grave chapel of St. Peter's Church ( 1681), the Naval Hospital (1684 /86), for two powder Towers (1688 / 90) and for a previous building of the present castle Hermitage ( 1694 ) produced. Attributed to the Palace Charlotte Borg and a preliminary design for the tomb of Hans Schack, which was then executed by Thomas Quellinus in a variant it.