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Jacob de Wit, Allegory of Government: Wisdom Defeating Discord

Jacob de Wit

Dutch · 1695–1754 · Painter, Printmaker

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

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  1. Jacob de Wit, Allegory of Painting and Sculpture Allegory of Music and Theatre, Oil on panel. EachAllegory of Painting and Sculpture Allegory of Music and TheatreLempertz · €39,680≈ $44,358≈ £34,088Sign up to see
  2. Jacob de Wit, Allegory of Love and Fidelity, c. 1715, oil on canvasAllegory of Love and Fidelityim Kinsky · €14,080≈ $14,870≈ £12,159Sign up to see
  3. Jacob de Wit, Four Cupids in Front of a Marble Bust, Oil on canvasFour Cupids in Front of a Marble BustLempertz · €7,500≈ $8,453≈ £6,295Sign up to see

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

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1695, AmsterdamDied 1754, AmsterdamOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q3117749 ↗ULAN 500020708 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as Jacob De Wit, Jacob de Witt, Jacob de Wytt, Jacob Dewitt, Jacques de Wit, Jacques de Wits, Jacques de Witt, Jacques Dewit and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Jacob de Wit, Allegory of Government: Wisdom Defeating Discord
Allegory of Government: Wisdom Defeating DiscordOil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 — Open Acces…
Jacob de Wit, Flora and Zephyr
Flora and Zephyr1743 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 — Open Acces…
Jacob de Wit, Allegory of the Arts
Allegory of the Arts1742 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906 — Open Acces…
Jacob de Wit, Study of Two Hands
Study of Two Handsca. 1720–50 · Red chalk with touches of white chalk on pink tinted paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Richard Barsam, in memory of Edgar Mu…
Jacob de Wit, Ceiling Design
Ceiling Designearly 18th century · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk; two double framing lines in pen and black ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Richard Krautheimer, 1969 — Open…
Jacob de Wit, Study for the figure of Moses
Study for the figure of Moses1730–37 · Point of brush and black ink with black and gray wash over red chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price Gift, 2002…
Jacob de Wit, The Judgment of Paris
The Judgment of Parisc. 1731 · red chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon …
Jacob de Wit, Study for a Ceiling: Allegory of the Harvest with Dionysus and Ceres
Study for a Ceiling: Allegory of the Harvest with Dionysus and Cerespen and black and brown inks with gray and brown washes on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of t…
Jacob de Wit, The Four Fathers of the Church
The Four Fathers of the Churchpen and black ink with gray and brown wash, heightened with white gouache on brown laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection — Open Ac…
Jacob de Wit, Schrijdende engel
Schrijdende engel1705 - 1754
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Jacob de Wit, Allegory of the Arts I
Allegory of the Arts I
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Jacob de Wit, Zephyr and Flora
Zephyr and Flora1723
Toledo Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Toledo Museum of Art
Jacob de Wit, Autumn
Autumn1751
Princeton Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Princeton Art Museum
Jacob de Wit, Susanna and the Elders
Susanna and the Elders
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum
Jacob de Wit, The triumph of Joseph in Egypt (Genesis 41: 40-46)
The triumph of Joseph in Egypt (Genesis 41: 40-46)1750
Courtauld Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Courtauld Institute of Art
Jacob de Wit, Moses in prayer between Aaron and Hur (Exodus 17: 9-13)
Moses in prayer between Aaron and Hur (Exodus 17: 9-13)1750
Courtauld Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Courtauld Institute of Art
Jacob de Wit, The adoration of the Magi (Gospel of Matthew 2:11)
The adoration of the Magi (Gospel of Matthew 2:11)1750
Courtauld Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Courtauld Institute of Art
Jacob de Wit, Assumption of the virgin
Assumption of the virgin1750
Courtauld Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Courtauld Institute of Art
Jacob de Wit, Jupiter and Mnemosyne
Jupiter and Mnemosyne1733 · Pen and brown and black ink and brush and brown and gray wash, with watercolor, heightened with white gouache, over traces of graphite on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…
Jacob de Wit, Study for Apotheosis of Hercules
Study for Apotheosis of Herculesc. 1746 · Pen and black ink with brush and gray wash, over black chalk, on buff laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Waltraut Mies van der Rohe Memorial Fund — public d…
Jacob de Wit, Design for a Ceiling: Apotheosis of Callisto or Diana (recto), and Sketch of Figures (verso)
Design for a Ceiling: Apotheosis of Callisto or Diana (recto), and Sketch of Figures (verso)1731 · Pen and black ink, with brush and gray and brown wash, over red chalk, partially squared in graphite and red chalk (recto), and red chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Everett D. Graff Fund — public domain (CC0)
Jacob de Wit, Five Putti at Play
Five Putti at Playn.d. · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), on buff laid paper, tipped onto cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
Jacob de Wit, Allegory of Winter
Allegory of Wintern.d. · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), on buff wove paper, laid down on card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
Jacob de Wit, Baby Satyrs and Putti Playing with Donkey
Baby Satyrs and Putti Playing with Donkeyn.d. · Pen and gray ink, with brush and gray wash, on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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