Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (1609–1684) was a German painter in the Baroque style.

From birth, he was blind in his left eye and could only use his right hand for simple tasks, so he was not trained as a goldsmith, as would have otherwise been the case.

Instead, he received lessons in painting from Caspar Sichelbein [de] in Memmingen.

The following year, in Pfuhl (near Ulm) he married Anna Elisabetha Strauß.

Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Augsburg, where he became a citizen and a member of the Master's Guild.