Jan Baptist Weenix

Jan Baptist Weenix (1621-1660), Dutch painter, the son of an architect, was born in Amsterdam. He studied first under Jan Micker, then in Utrecht under Abraham Bloemaert, in Amsterdam under Moijaert, and finally, between 1643 and 1647, in Rome. In that city he was much esteemed and worked for Pope Innocent X. He returned to his native country in 1649, in which year he became master of the guild of St. Luke at Utrecht, where he died in 1660.

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1621 - 1660 - Dutch - Painter - Architect - Amsterdam - Utrecht - Abraham Bloemaert - 1643 - 1647 - Rome - Pope Innocent X - 1649 - Guild

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Weenix, despite his relatively brief career, was a very productive and versatile painter. His favourite subjects were Italian landscapes with large figures among ruins, seaside views, and, later in life, large still life pictures of dead game. Now and then he attempted religious scenes, one of the rare pieces of this kind being the "Jacob and Esau" at the Dresden Gallery. At the National Gallery, London, is a "Hunting Scene" by Weenix, and the Glasgow Gallery has a characteristic painting of ruins. Weenix is represented at most of the important continental galleries, notably at Munich, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, and St Petersburg. His chief pupils were his son Jan, Berchem, and Hondecoeter.

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Still life - National Gallery, London - Jan - Berchem - Hondecoeter

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