page_title: Jan Snellinck (III)
section_title: Life
hierarchical_section_title: Jan Snellinck (III) / Life
context_page_description: Jan Snellinck (III) was a Dutch landscape painter. He worked his entire career in Rotterdam and is known for his landscapes, moonlight scenes and peasant scenes.
context_section_description: Jan Snellinck (III) was born in Rotterdam and was baptized on 9 April 1640.  He was the son of Cornelis Snellinck and Maertje Jans.  His father was a landscape painter of Flemish descent who had been born in Antwerp or Rotterdam.  His Flemish family included a number of prominent artists.  His grandfather Jan Snellinck the Younger was a genre and history painter.  His great-grandfather was the prominent Flemish painter and art dealer Jan Snellinck the Elder, who was originally from Mechelen and worked most of his career in Antwerp.  Jan Snellinck (III)'s grand-uncles Daniel and Gerard were also painters.
  Very little is known about the life of Jan Snellinck (III).  He likely trained with his father.  He was active in Rotterdam for his entire career.
  The death date and place of Jan Snellinck are not known but it is believed that he died before 1691 in Rotterdam.
caption: Cattle resting near a farm with Adam Colonia
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