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Jacob de Wit

1695

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Jacob de Wit was a Dutch painter and interior decorator. He is best known for his depictions of religious scenes.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 85% · Updated 7d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Artworks (17)

Flora and Zephyr

1743 · Oil on canvas

20 7/8 x 24 7/8 in. (53 x 63.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Allegory of the Arts

1742 · Oil on canvas

18 7/8 x 23 1/4 in. (47.9 x 59.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Judgment of Paris

1726 · red chalk on laid paper

overall: 33.2 x 46.1 cm (13 1/16 x 18 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Design for a ceiling painting with the Apotheosis of Aeneas, in the corners the Four Seasons

1720 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

height: 51.5 cm, width: 69.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Allegory of Government: Wisdom Defeating Discord

1715 · Oil on canvas

20 1/8 x 15 3/8 in. (51.1 x 39.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for a Panel with Four Putti Decorating a Herm (Terminal Figure) with Garlands of Fruit and Foliage

1715 · Red chalk. Inlaid into heavy paper mount with brown and gold framing lines

16 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (40.9 x 17.2 cm) (silhouetted into arch at top)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Allegorical Figures of Faith, Hope and Charity in a Niche

1710 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash heightened with white on blue paper. Quadruple framing line in pen and black ink with red wash.

sheet: 10 9/16 x 6 1/16 in. (26.9 x 15.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ceiling Design

1710 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk; two double framing lines in pen and black ink

sheet: 11 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (30.2 x 21.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Rijksmuseum

Vrouwenhoofd, links in profiel, benedenwaarts gewend (1705 - 1754)

Rijksmuseum

Studieblad met tien koppen (1705 - 1754)

Rijksmuseum

Studie van twee handen die een staf omklemmen (1705 - 1754)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Vrouwenhoofd met krullend haar, driekwart naar rechts en voorovergebogen (1705 - 1754)

Rijksmuseum

Design for a ceiling painting with the Apotheosis of Aeneas, in the corners the Four Seasons (ca. 1720 - ca. 1725)

Rijksmuseum

Smithsonian Institution

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