Christoffel or Krzysztof Lubieniecki (1659–1729) was a Polish

Poles

thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...

 Baroque

Baroque

The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...

 painter and engraver active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age

Dutch Golden Age

The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...

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Biography

Krzysztof was born in Szczecin

Szczecin

Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....

. He and his brother Teodor Lubieniecki

Teodor Lubieniecki

Teodor Lubieniecki was a Polish Baroque painter and engraver.-Biography:Teodor and his brother Krzysztof Lubieniecki hailed from Arian family. They learned to paint from Juriaan Stur in Hamburg. In 1667 they travelled to Amsterdam, where Krzysztof apprenticed with Adrian Backer, and Teodor with...

 hailed from an Arian

Arianism

Arianism is the theological teaching attributed to Arius , a Christian presbyter from Alexandria, Egypt, concerning the relationship of the entities of the Trinity and the precise nature of the Son of God as being a subordinate entity to God the Father...

 family. They learned to paint from Juriaan Stur in Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

. In 1667 they travelled to Amsterdam, where Krzysztof apprenticed with Adriaen Backer

Adriaen Backer

Adriaen Backer was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter who was a nephew of Jacob Adriaensz Backer, active in Amsterdam and Haarlem.-Biography:Backer was born in Amsterdam and probably learned to paint from his uncle Jacob Adriaensz Backer...

, and Teodor with Gerard de Lairesse

Gerard de Lairesse

Gerard or Gérard de Lairesse was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist.Lairesse was born in Liège. His broad range of talent included music, poetry, and the theatre. He was perhaps the most celebrated Dutch painter in the period following the death of Rembrandt...

. In 1682, Teodor moved to Hannover before eventually moving to Poland in 1706, where he died.

Krzysztof remained in Amsterdam, where he painted portraits and genre pieces. He also collaborated on prints for Jacobus Houbraken

Jacobus Houbraken

Jacobus Houbraken was a Dutch engraver, who was born in Dordrecht.-Biography:Jacobus learned the art of engraving from his father, Arnold Houbraken...

, Daniel Willink, and Johannes Brandt (son of Gerard Brandt

Gerard Brandt

Gerard Brandt was a Dutch preacher, playwright, poet, church historian, biographer and naval historian...

). He 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...

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