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Jacob de Wit

1695–1754

WA-00042729

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WikidataQ3117749

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3 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓

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Smithsonian
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

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 8d 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

Vrouwenhoofd, links in profiel, benedenwaarts gewend

1705 · pastel (crayon), paper, chalk

width: 173 cm, height: 204 cm

Rijksmuseum

Studieblad met tien koppen

1705 · pen on ink, paper

width: 199 cm, height: 127 cm

Rijksmuseum

Vrouwenhoofd met krullend haar, driekwart naar rechts en voorovergebogen

1705 · brush on chalk, paper

width: 155 cm, height: 158 cm

Rijksmuseum

Naakt jongetje

1705 · paper, chalk

width: 177 cm, height: 313 cm

Rijksmuseum

Schrijdende engel

1705 · pen on ink, paper

height: 107 cm, width: 60 cm

Rijksmuseum

Studie van twee handen die een staf omklemmen

1705 · brush on chalk, paper

width: 154 cm, height: 250 cm

Rijksmuseum

Study of Two Hands

1700 · Red chalk with touches of white chalk on pink tinted paper

Sheet: 8 3/8 × 5 7/8 in. (21.3 × 14.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study for a Ceiling: Allegory of the Harvest with Dionysus and Ceres

1695 · pen and black and brown inks with gray and brown washes on laid paper

overall: 16.2 x 15.9 cm (6 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Four Fathers of the Church

1610 · pen and black ink with gray and brown wash, heightened with white gouache on brown laid paper

sheet: 11.1 x 18.2 cm (4 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

17 published of 36 catalogued · 36 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
The Met
7 published7 img
Nga
3 published3 img
+ 2 more sources · 19 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Vrouwenhoofd met krullend haar, driekwart naar rechts en voorovergebogen
1705 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Vrouwenhoofd, links in profiel, benedenwaarts gewend
1705 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Schrijdende engel
1705 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Naakt jongetje
1705 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Studie van twee handen die een staf omklemmen
1705 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Studieblad met tien koppen
1705 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Design for a ceiling painting with the Apotheosis of Aeneas, in the corners the Four Seasons
1720 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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National Gallery of Art

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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