Bernhard Keil or Keyl was a Danish Baroque painter who became a pupil of Rembrandt.

Biography

Keil was born in Helsingør. According to the RKD he was a pupil of the Danish painter Morten Steenwinkel, who became a pupil of Rembrandt in Amsterdam in the years 1642-1644. In 1645-1648 he was with Hendrick Uylenburgh and he had a workshop of his own in the years 1649-1651. In 1656 he travelled to Rome, and is registered there until 1687, when he died. He also worked in Bergamo and Venice. He was influenced by Jan Lievens

Jan Lievens

Jan Lievens was a Dutch painter, usually associated with Rembrandt, working in a similar style.-Biography:According to Arnold Houbraken, Jan was the son of Lieven Hendriksze, a tapestry worker , and was trained by Joris Verschoten. He was sent to Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam at about the age of 10...

 and in turn influenced the painters Pietro Bellotti

Pietro Bellotti

Pietro Bellotti was an Italian painter active in the Baroque period. He was born in Salò. He was a pupil of Michele Ferrabosco in Venice. He was patronized by Pope Alexander VIII and by the Duke of Uceda. He lived in Bolzano. He painted mostly portraits. He died at Venice.- Weblinks :...

  (1627-1700), Antonio Cifrondi

Antonio Cifrondi

Antonio Cifrondi was an Italian painter of the late Baroque, mainly of genre themes. He was active in Brescia and near Bergamo....

, and Giacomo Francesco Cipper

Giacomo Francesco Cipper

Giacomo Francesco Cipper, also known as Il Todeschini, was a German painter active in Milan from 1696 to 1736.-Biography:Of German origin, he was active in Milan in the first half of the 18th century...

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