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Weenix, Jan Baptist
Weenix, Jan Baptist (b Amsterdam, ?1621; d Huis ter Mey, nr. Utrecht, ?1660/1). Dutch painter. From 1642/3 to 1646/7 he was in Italy, and on his return to his native Amsterdam he painted Italianate landscapes close in style to those of Berchem, who is said to have been his cousin. Later he turned mainly to pictures of still-life with dead game; he also painted portraits. His son Jan Weenix (b Amsterdam, ?1642; bur. Amsterdam, 19 Sept. 1719) specialized in hunting trophy subjects similar to those of his father; indeed, it is often difficult to tell their work apart. Most of his career was spent in Amsterdam, but from 1702 to 1712 he worked at Düsseldorf for the elector palatine. Both artists were prolific ( Jan told Houbraken that his father could paint three life-size half-length portraits in a day) and are represented in many public collections.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Weenix, Jan Baptist." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Weenix, Jan Baptist." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-WeenixJanBaptist.html IAN CHILVERS. "Weenix, Jan Baptist." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-WeenixJanBaptist.html |
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Weenix, Jan Baptist
Weenix, Jan Baptist (1621?–1660/1?). Dutch painter. From 1642/3 to 1646/7 he was in Italy, and on his return to his native Amsterdam he painted Italianate landscapes close in style to those of Berchem, who is said to have been his cousin. Later he turned mainly to pictures of still life with dead game; he also painted portraits. His son, Jan Weenix (1642?–1719), specialized in hunting trophy subjects similar to those of his father; indeed, it is often difficult to tell their work apart. Most of his career was spent in Amsterdam, but from 1702 to 1712 he worked at Düsseldorf for the Elector Palatine. Both artists were prolific ( Jan told Houbraken that his father could paint three half-length life-size portraits in a day) and are represented in many public collections.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Weenix, Jan Baptist." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Weenix, Jan Baptist." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-WeenixJanBaptist.html IAN CHILVERS. "Weenix, Jan Baptist." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-WeenixJanBaptist.html |
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Jan Baptist Weenix
Jan Baptist Weenix , 1621–63, Dutch painter and engraver. About 1649 he settled in Utrecht, becoming in the same year the master of the painters' guild there. Weenix excelled in painting pastoral scenes, with ruins and shepherds or shepherdesses and their flocks. He also painted seaports, portraits, and genre scenes. Examples of his work are in many European galleries. The Metropolitan Museum has his Italian Seaport. His son and pupil, Jan Weenix, c.1640–1719, began as a painter of seaports in the manner of his father, but later became known for his fine animal paintings, hunting scenes, and studies of dead game; many are now in European museums. The Metropolitan Museum has a study of fruit. |
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"Jan Baptist Weenix." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Jan Baptist Weenix." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Weenix-J.html "Jan Baptist Weenix." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Weenix-J.html |
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