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Jacob de Wit

145 works

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Round grisaille painting of three putti warming themselves at a brazier fire, imitating sculptural relief.

The winter

1740

Oval sketch of an allegorical scene with a helmeted female figure, putti, and clouds for a ceiling decoration.

Allegory of Government: Wisdom Defeating Discord

Grey monochrome painting of putti playing with a goat beside a tree, with a child in the foreground.

Children Playing with a Goat

Oil painting of the Annunciation: Mary at a lectern under a red curtain, an angel kneeling before her, a dove and cherubs in

Annunciation to the Virgin

1723

Ceiling spandrel with brown grisaille putti, a trumpet and a mask beside a colored oval painting in white stucco.

The Comedy

1743

Painting of a robed leader with arms raised before a crowd of turbaned men beneath palm trees and a stormy sky.

Mozes verkiest de zeventig oudsten

1736

Grisaille relief-style painting of three putti with wheat, a sickle, corn and fruit, in pale monochrome tones.

De zomer

1740

Grisaille painting of two putti with grapes, vine leaves and a vase, imitating a white sculpted relief.

De herfst

1740

Grisaille roundel of three putti warming themselves by a fire and cauldron, with firewood at lower left, imitating stone reli

De winter

1740

Circular ceiling painting of Apollo, Minerva and the nine muses among clouds, with putti and musical instruments.

Apollo Enthroned in the Clouds, with Minerva and the Nine Muses

Pastoral painting of a shepherd and a reclining woman in gold by a tree, with sheep, a child, and a stone monument.

Paris en Oenone

1737

Painting of the Annunciation: Mary at a lectern with a book, an kneeling angel, a dove and cherubs in clouds above.

De verkondiging aan Maria

1723

Painting of playful putti among clouds, some holding gilded mirror frames, with red, yellow and blue drapery.

Putti met spiegels

1725

Painted ceiling spandrel showing putti with sheep and a shepherd's staff, framed in white stucco moldings.

The Pastoral Song

1743

Brown grisaille putti with spear, shield and trumpets in a painted ceiling corner beside a colourful medallion.

The Epic Poem

1743

Pale grisaille panel of putti around a classical urn with grapes and oak leaves, signed and dated 1746.

De herfst

1746

Painting of two women embracing under a tree with cupids, a red drape, an eagle and hunting dogs, by Jacob de Wit, 1727.

Jupiter, vermomd als Diana, verleidt de nimf Callisto

1727

Painting of a disguised shepherd approaching a seated woman in blue as an eagle flies above, with putti and sheep nearby.

Jupiter, vermomd als herder, verleidt Mnemosyne, godin van het geheugen

1727

Ceiling design in oval with classical gods ascending through clouds, surrounded by brown grisaille figures in a rococo frame.

Ontwerp voor een plafondstuk met de apotheose van Aeneas, in de hoeken de vier jaargetijden in brunaille

1720

Grisaille painting of an old bearded man in an oval frame, with an angel blowing a trumpet above him amid ornate scrolls.

Hieronymus, kerkvader

1729

Bildnis des Isaac Newton

1730

Grisaille painting of two putti with grapes, vine leaves and a thyrsus staff, imitating white stone relief.

Autumn

1740

Painting of two women embracing under a tree with cherubs, a red drape, an eagle, and hunting dogs in a forest.

Jupiter, Disguised as Diana, Seducing the Nymph Callisto

1727

Painting of a shepherd leaning toward a seated woman in a woodland scene, with an eagle overhead and cupids and sheep nearby.

Jupiter, Disguised as a Shepherd, Seducing Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory

1727

Design sketch for a ceiling with gods and figures on clouds in a central oval, surrounded by ornate rococo framing.

Design for a ceiling painting with the Apotheosis of Aeneas, in the corners the Four Seasons

1720

White relief panel of putti in a hunting scene with a spear, shield, dead bird and small landscape behind.

Kindertjes met jachtgerei

1749

Painting of a robed figure with outstretched arms addressing a crowd of turbaned men beneath a stormy sky and palm trees.

Moses Choosing the seventy Elders

1736

Grisaille painting of three putti with an urn of grapes and oak leaves, an arched decorative panel titled Autumn.

Autumn

1746

Painting of putti among clouds around gilded mirror frames, one in red drapery in the foreground, by Jacob de Wit.

Putti with Mirrors

1725

Painting of a shepherd and a reclining woman in a golden gown beside a tree, with sheep, a putto, and a stone pedestal.

Paris and Oenone

1737

Grey-toned painting of a seated allegorical woman in drapery holding a flaming bowl beside a rock.

Allegorische figuur: Vuur

1725

Grisaille painting of a seated female allegory with a crown and scepter, resting her arm on a globe, in a gold frame.

Allegorische figuur: Aarde

1725