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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

Jacob de Wit’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Jacob de Wit, Five putti playing at the feet of a bust of a smiling Bacchus, Pen in black, wash in grey and white hieghtening
Five putti playing at the feet of a bust of a smiling Bacchus
Lempertz · Nov 22, 2025
€2,457Sign up free to see
Jacob de Wit, Putti, c. 1740, huile sur toile
Putti, c. 1740
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes · Mar 13, 2024
CHF 6,000Sign up free to see
Jacob de Wit, Allegory of Love and Fidelity, c. 1715, oil on canvas
Allegory of Love and Fidelity, c. 1715
im Kinsky · Jun 28, 2022
€14,080Sign up free to see
Jacob de Wit, Allegory of the Liberal Arts depicted by playing putti, oil on panel
Allegory of the Liberal Arts depicted by playing putti
im Kinsky · Mar 9, 2022
€1,536Sign up free to see
Jacob de Wit, Four Cupids in Front of a Marble Bust, Oil on canvas
Four Cupids in Front of a Marble Bust
Lempertz · Nov 20, 2021
€7,500Sign up free to see
Jacob de Wit, Putti fishing; Putti blowing bubbles; Putti frolicking; and Putti with hunting spoils, four of a set, oil on canvas, en grisaille
Putti fishing; Putti blowing bubbles; Putti frolicking; and Putti with hunting spoils
Bonhams · Jul 25, 2018
£3,500Sign up free to see
Jacob de Wit, An Allegory of the Christian faith, oil on canvas, en grisaille
An Allegory of the Christian faith
Bonhams · Jul 26, 2017
£1,875Sign up free to see
Jacob de Wit, Allegory of Painting and Sculpture Allegory of Music and Theatre, Oil on panel. Each
Allegory of Painting and Sculpture Allegory of Music and Theatre
Lempertz · May 20, 2017
€39,680Sign up free to see
Jacob de Wit, Puttengruppe mit Ziegenbock, Papier
Puttengruppe mit Ziegenbock
Van Ham · May 19, 2017
€1,935Sign up free to see
Jacob de Wit, SALVATOR MUNDI, Oil on copper
SALVATOR MUNDI
Lempertz · May 16, 2010
€4,200Sign up free to see
Jacob de Wit, DIE VIER EVANGELISTEN (verso Studie zum Evangelisten Lukas)., Feder in Schwarzbraun, braun laviert und weiß gehöht, auf hellbraun präpariertem Papier
DIE VIER EVANGELISTEN (verso Studie zum Evangelisten Lukas).
Lempertz · May 23, 2004
€2,618Sign up free to see
Jacob de Wit, PUTTI CON NATURALEZA MUERTA, Óleo sobre tela
PUTTI CON NATURALEZA MUERTA
Morton Subastas · Dec 5, 2024
Jacob de Wit, Group of playing and dancing putti, oil on canvas
Group of playing and dancing putti
im Kinsky · Oct 22, 2019
Jacob de Wit, Sketch of Putti, Indistinct script verso
Sketch of Putti
Bonhams · Sep 25, 2019
Jacob de Wit, The Four Seasons, Brown and grey ink and wash on textured paper (watermarked). each
The Four Seasons
Lempertz · May 16, 2018
Jacob de Wit, Study of a putti, oil on canvas (irregular shape)
Study of a putti
Bonhams · Mar 27, 2018
Jacob de Wit, An allegorical overdoor with putti, oil on canvas (en grisaille)
An allegorical overdoor with putti
Bonhams · Mar 27, 2018
Jacob de Wit, Athena Sheltering the Infant Hercules, Oil on canvas (relined)
Athena Sheltering the Infant Hercules
Lempertz · Nov 14, 2015

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…

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