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Jan Baptist Weenix - Italian Peasants among Ruins

Italian Peasants among Ruins (ca. between 1649 and 1650)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
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The Artist died in 1660 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer.
About the Artist

Jan Baptist Weenix, also spelled Jan Baptiste Weeninx was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age. Despite his relatively brief career, he was a very productive and versatile painter. His favourite subjects were Italian landscapes with large figures among ruins, seaside views, and, later in life, large still life pictures of dead game or dogs. He was mainly responsible for introducing the Italian harbour scene into Dutch art, in mid-size paintings with a group of figures in the foreground.

Weenix was born near Amsterdam's harbour, the son of an architect. He could not speak well, apparently from a medical condition, and because he very much liked to read books, his mother sent him to work for a bookseller, who was not able to deal with him. He drew whenever he could, according to Jan Weenix his son, who told the story to Arnold Houbraken.

Weenix first studied under Jan Micker, who was the brother-in-law of his oldest sister Lysbeth. He then studied in Utrecht under Abraham Bloemaert, and later back in Amsterdam under Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert. In 1639, he married Josijntje d'Hondecoeter, the daughter of Gillis d'Hondecoeter. In 1643, Weenix travelled to Rome with Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, who had also studied with Moeyaert. He had left his home in secret, but his wife traced him to Rotterdam. He was allowed to stay away for four months. In Rome, he became a member of the Bentvueghels with the name Ratel (meaning rattle, because a voice defect), and was much esteemed and worked for Pope Innocent X. He returned to Amsterdam after four years; his wife had refused to come to Rome.

In 1649, he became master of the guild of St. Luke in Utrecht, and also painted a portrait of René Descartes. When his brother-in-law Gijsbert d'Hondecoeter died, he trained his nephew Melchior d'Hondecoeter, together with his own son Jan Weenix. In 1656, Weenix moved to the castle Ter Mey [nl] at Vleuten outside Utrecht, to concentrate on his work or for health reasons. Here he probably died in poor circumstances. On 25 April 1659 his estate was auctioned off. His widow, who had been living on Wittevrouwenstraat, in Utrecht, was buried on 6 October 1662.

He painted a few religious scenes, one of the rare pieces of this kind being the "Jacob and Esau" (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden). In the National Gallery, London, is a "Hunting Scene" by Weenix, and Glasgow has a characteristic painting of ruins. Weenix is represented at most of the important continental galleries, notably at Munich, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, and St Petersburg.

More Artworks by Jan Baptist Weenix (21 Artworks)

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An Italian Seaport

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Landscape
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Circumcision of Moses’ son (c. 1640)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Religion
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Battle at the foot of the mountain (1650)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Figurative
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Etalage de gibier mort (1621 - 1661)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Still Life
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Goat Lying Down (1645 - 1660)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Animals
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A Dog and a Cat near a partially disembowelled Deer (1645 - 1660)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Animals
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The Dutch Ambassador on his Way to Isfahan (1653 - 1659)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Figurative
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After the Hunt (c. 1656)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Figurative
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An Extensive Panoramic Landscape with a Windmill (mid-17th century)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Drawings
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Shepherdess And Her Flock On A Path

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Landscape
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Architectural interior with foreign shippers, ruins and a shipyard beyond

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Landscape
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Landscape with Shepherdess (ca. 1650–60)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Landscape
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A Coast Scene with Classical Ruins (1649)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Landscape
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Shepherd with a flock of sheep and a cow among ruins (1600 - 1700)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Landscape
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Roman Landscape with Shepherds (1648-50)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Landscape
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A Roman Temple With Cattle Herders

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Landscape
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Portrait of a Family

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Figurative
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Roman Tinker (ca. 1656)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Figurative
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Shepherd Boy With Sheep And Goats

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Figurative
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Hunters Near Ruins (1648)

Jan Baptist Weenix (Dutch, 1621-1660)
Landscape

Farm near Duivendrecht (c. 1916)

Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872 - 1944)
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