Flinck, Govert

Related Category: European Art, 1600 to the Present: Biographies

(gō´värt flĭngk), 1615–1660, Dutch painter. A student of Rembrandt, Flinck is remembered mainly for his numerous portraits. There is a large and representative collection of Flinck's works in the Rijks Museum, one example from which, his Blessing of Jacob, illustrates his competent handling of religious subjects.