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Jacob de Wit

145 works

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Pen and wash drawing of an angel addressing a kneeling woman beside a column, with cherubs in clouds above.

Verkondiging aan Maria

1705

Brown wash drawing of a robed central figure among a crowd of men beneath a large stone archway opening onto sky.

Christus te midden van Farizeeërs voor een poort

1705

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated woman, a standing man holding threads, and two putti in an allegorical scene.

Allegorie op de zijdehandel

1738

Red chalk sketch of a female figure with flowing hair on cream paper, with handwritten Dutch inscription below.

Schets voor Allegorie op de zijdehandel

1738

Pen and wash drawing of a winged female figure with a torch rising among clouds, with two putti below.

Dageraad

1705

Ink and wash drawing of helmeted Minerva with a spear, two putti, an owl, and a distant classical temple on blue-grey paper.

Minerva with Two Putti

n.d.

Red chalk drawing of mythological figures, nudes and cherubs among clouds within a quatrefoil frame, by Jacob de Wit.

The Judgment of Paris

c. 1731

Ink and wash ceiling study showing allegorical figures, cherubs and clouds within an octagonal frame.

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

1695

Loose pen and ink sketch of three putti with wings on a pale paper mounted within a ruled border.

Three Putti

n.d.

Putti with Medallion

n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of four putti warming their hands over a brazier beneath a bare tree.

Allegory of Winter

n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of putti in an arched niche, one holding wheat stalks and another offering flowers.

Allegorie op de graanbouw

1705

Etching of three putti beside a globe, palette, skull, and pyramid, with a plant and column in the background.

Allegorie op de vergankelijkheid

1705

Engraving of three winged putti floating among clouds, one reclining on a cloud below, with inscription along the bottom edge

Vier putti

1705

Grey wash drawing of nude putti and baby satyrs playing with a donkey in a wooded landscape.

Baby Satyrs and Putti Playing with Donkey

n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of robed figures instructing a seated man beneath a tree, with a crucifixion and crowd in the background

Ein am Baum der Erkenntnis Sitzender erhält Unterweisungen von Moses und Johannes dem Täufer, im Hintergrund Gesetzes…

Oval grey-blue wash drawing of three putti near an architectural niche, with brown and white highlights.

Three Putti: Design for a Grisaille Painting

1750