David Colijns was a 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...

 painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he painted historical allegories from the bible, especially with a great many figures.

According to the RKD he was the son of Chrispiaen Colijn and in 1621 he became the teacher of Salomon Koninck

Salomon Koninck

Salomon Koninck was a Dutch painter of genre scenes and portraits, and an engraver.Koninck was born in Amsterdam, the son of a goldsmith, originally from Antwerp, and was a nephew of Philips de Koninck. Salomon became a pupil of Pieter Lastman, David Colijns, François Venants and Claes...

, and later of Jacob Koninck

Jacob Koninck

Jacob Koninck , was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he lent his books on perspective to Johannes Verkolje, who became better than he was at perspective drawing...

 (ca. 1615-ca.1695). Several religious paintings by his hand hang in the Centraal Museum

Centraal Museum

The Centraal Museum is a museum in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The museum was founded in 1838. Initially, the collection - exhibited on the top floor of the Utrecht townhall - was limited to art related to the city of Utrecht...

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