Brita_von_Cöln

Brita von Cöln

Brita von Cöln

Swedish artist (died 1707)

Birgitta "Brita" von Cöln, or von Cöllen, née Stenkell, Stenkels or Steenzelia (died 1707), was a Swedish painter.

One of the spellings of her maiden name, Steenzelia, indicates that she was from a clerical family. She married the painter Anders von Cöln, and became the mother of the painters Carl Gustaf von Cöln and David von Cöln: her spouse, who was also a wall paper manufacturer, painted portraits of members of the royal court. Her known and preserved portraits are a portrait of professor Ericus Castovius from 1703, and a portrait of count Jacob Spens from probably before 1704.

References

  • Svenskt konstnärslexikon Allhems Förlag Malmö
  • Personhistorisk tidskrift (1901)
  • Cöln, von, släkt, urn:sbl:15757, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av E. E:SON UGGLA.), hämtad 2015-01-26.
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