Jan Tengnagel
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Jan Tengnagel was a Flemish draughtsman
and painter.
Tengnagel was born and died in Amsterdam
, but travelled and lived in Italy for a time. His works were largely on a biblical theme. He was an officer of the Guild of Saint Luke
in Amsterdam, and later held political office. Tengnagel died in 1631.
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
and painter.
Tengnagel was born and died in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, but travelled and lived in Italy for a time. His works were largely on a biblical theme. He was an officer of the Guild of Saint Luke
Guild of Saint Luke
The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of artists, who was identified by John of Damascus as having painted the...
in Amsterdam, and later held political office. Tengnagel died in 1631.