a Baroque painter mostly of architectural interiors, but also of biblical scenes and still lifes. Steenwijck is best known for the numerous imaginary interiors that were based on the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp. These had an immediate influence on paintings by Pieter Neeffs I. After settling in London by 1615, he painted backgrounds for Anthony van Dyck and Daniel Mytens the Elder. Van Steenwijck moved to The Hague around 1638, where he was a painter at the court, and to Leiden around 1642. His wife, Susanna van Steenwijk was also an architectural painter.
