Paul Heinecken

Paul Heinecken or Heineken (9 December 1674, Riga - 1746, Lübeck) [1] was a German painter, architect, and graphic artist.

He enjoyed a few years of fame as the father of Christian Heinrich Heineken, a child prodigy known as " "The infant scholar of Lübeck".

In 1707, after several years working as a sign poster, he became a citizen of Lübeck and, after some negotiating, was awarded the status of "Freimeister [de]" by the City Council, making him independent of the local guilds.

In 1727 his work Lucidum prospectivæ Speculum, Das ist: Ein heller Spiegel der Perspective was published in Augsburg.

[2] He owned and operated a coffeehouse in a corner of his home, to provide extra income and as a meeting place for artists.