CONINCK, David de
(b. ~1644 Antwerpen, d. ~1701 Bruxelles)
David de Coninck (or Koninck, also known as Rammelaer), Flemish painter. He was the pupil of Pieter Boel in 1659 in Antwerp where he became master in the Guild of St Luke in 1663. He stayed in Paris until 1669. Between 1671 and 1694 he lived in Rome where he belonged to the Bentvueghels, an association of mainly Dutch and Flemish artists working in Rome, and took the nickname (the so-called ‘bent name’) ‘Rammelaer’ (which means ‘rattle’).
On his return to the north he stayed for a time in Vienna, then was back in Antwerp in 1687. He is recorded in Brussels in 1699, where he became a member of the Brussels Guild of St Luke.
David de Coninck specialised in still-lifes and landscapes with animals and hunting scenes.
