Jacob de Wit (1695 - 1754) - photo 1

Jacob de Wit

Jacob de Wit was a Dutch painter, decorator and collector, a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp.

De Wit studied at the Royal Academy in Antwerp, where he began to study the work of Peter Paul Rubens and became his follower. De Wit made copies of many of Rubens' works, notably his ceiling paintings in the Jesuit church in Antwerp.

Later, from the 1720s Jacob de Wit began working in Amsterdam, where he received regular commissions, both public and private. He created many ceiling and wall paintings in the Rococo style, in which he used grisaille - gray and white painting, creating the illusion of three-dimensionality, or bas-relief. Some of them can still be seen in their original places in the 21st century.

Jacob de Wit amassed a large art collection during his lifetime, including works by Rubens, Antoni van Dyck, as well as Dutch and Flemish contemporaries and old masters.

Date and place of birt:19 december 1695, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date and place of death:12 november 1754, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nationality:The Netherlands
Period of activity: XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art school / group:Dutch School, Guild of Saint Luke
Genre:Allegory, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque, Classicism, Rococo

Creators The Netherlands

Jan van der Heyden (1637 - 1712)
Jan van der Heyden
1637 - 1712
Ignatius van der Stock (1635 - 1664)
Ignatius van der Stock
1635 - 1664
Adam Pynacker (1622 - 1673)
Adam Pynacker
1622 - 1673
Pieter Withoos (1655 - 1692)
Pieter Withoos
1655 - 1692
Ambrose Benson (1495 - 1550)
Ambrose Benson
1495 - 1550
Paul de Vos (1596 - 1678)
Paul de Vos
1596 - 1678
Charlotte van Pallandt (1898 - 1997)
Charlotte van Pallandt
1898 - 1997
Aert de Gelder (1645 - 1727)
Aert de Gelder
1645 - 1727
Tobias Verhaecht (1561 - 1631)
Tobias Verhaecht
1561 - 1631
Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (1630 - 1693)
Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde
1630 - 1693
Jan Daemen Cool (1589 - 1660)
Jan Daemen Cool
1589 - 1660
Gerard van Honthorst (1592 - 1656)
Gerard van Honthorst
1592 - 1656
Jan Vermeer (1632 - 1675)
Jan Vermeer
1632 - 1675
Petrus Johannes Schotel (1808 - 1865)
Petrus Johannes Schotel
1808 - 1865
Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch (1824 - 1903)
Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch
1824 - 1903
Jan Philip Koelman (1818 - 1893)
Jan Philip Koelman
1818 - 1893

Creators Baroque

Jean Berain (1640 - 1711)
Jean Berain
1640 - 1711
Giacomo Antonio Ceruti (1698 - 1767)
Giacomo Antonio Ceruti
1698 - 1767
Johann Dionysius Schwanthaler (1718 - 1783)
Johann Dionysius Schwanthaler
1718 - 1783
Jacob de Wit (1695 - 1754)
Jacob de Wit
1695 - 1754
Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (1609 - 1684)
Johann Heinrich Schönfeld
1609 - 1684
Giovanni Battista Discepoli (1590 - 1660)
Giovanni Battista Discepoli
1590 - 1660
Antonio Zanchi (1631 - 1722)
Antonio Zanchi
1631 - 1722
Raimund Volanek (1857 - 1924)
Raimund Volanek
1857 - 1924
Johann Gottfried Auerbach (1697 - 1753)
Johann Gottfried Auerbach
1697 - 1753
Giovanni Battista Busiri (1698 - 1757)
Giovanni Battista Busiri
1698 - 1757
Vaclav Vavrinets Rainer (1689 - 1743)
Vaclav Vavrinets Rainer
1689 - 1743
Auguste Cadolle (1782 - 1849)
Auguste Cadolle
1782 - 1849
Philip Mercier (1691 - 1760)
Philip Mercier
1691 - 1760
Domenico Cucci (1635 - 1704)
Domenico Cucci
1635 - 1704
Gortzius Geldorp (1553 - 1618)
Gortzius Geldorp
1553 - 1618
Jacob van Schuppen (1670 - 1751)
Jacob van Schuppen
1670 - 1751
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