(b Szczecin, 1659; d Amsterdam, 1729). Brother of (1) Teodor Lubieniecki. Like Teodor, he took drawing lessons from childhood while training as a soldier, and in 1675 moved to Amsterdam. There he was taught to paint by Adriaen Backer (1635/6–84). When, at first, he was unable to support himself by painting alone, he made an income from military service. In 1693 he married into a well-known Dutch family, and he was assimilated into Amsterdam’s artistic circles. Krzysztof was a talented eclectic, continuing in the waning tradition of 17th-century Dutch painting. He became a recognized portrait painter of townsfolk, scholars and the Dutch clergy. The largest collection of these portraits (about 30 survive) is now at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. He also created a series of genre compositions echoing the work of Jan Steen and Adriaen van Ostade (e.g. The Gourmets and The Tobacco-lovers, both Copenhagen, Stat. Mus. Kst; and The Game-seller, Kraków, Wawel Castle). He also painted fantastic landscapes and biblical scenes, and his drawings have been dispersed among many European collections. Lubieniecki never disclaimed his Polish origin, always adding Eques Polonus after the signature on his paintings.

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