Jan Weenix

Jan Weenix, lithograph by Antoine Maurin (1783-1860), printed by Chabert

Years of life:	1640 – 1719
Artist's Teachers:	Jan Baptist Weenix
Artist's students:	Maria Weenix, Dirk Valkenburg
Art Movement:	Baroque
Painting School:	Utrecht School

Genre:	Still-life , Genre scenes
Country:	Netherlands
Century:	XVII , XVIII

The son of Jan Baptist Weenix (1621 – 1663), who called himself Giovanni Battista after a trip to Italy in 1642-1646. His son had never been to Italy, but painted, like his father, fashionable Italian landscapes with views of seaports as well as courtyard scenes. He painted hunting trophies and still lifes.

Jan Weenix’s major works are The White Peacock, 1692 (Vienna: Liechtenstein Museum); Falconer’s Bag, 1695 (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art); Portrait of Peter I, c. 1697 (St. Petersburg: Hermitage Museum).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Pheasant and gray partridge in a park near a fountain

1647

Pheasant and gray partridge in a park near a fountain • 1647
Landscape with Huntsman and Dead Game

1697

Landscape with Huntsman and Dead Game • 1697
The White Peacock

1692

The White Peacock • 1692
A monkey and a dog beside dead game and fruit, with the estate of Rijxdorp near Wassenaar in the background

1714

A monkey and a dog beside dead game and fruit, with the estate of Rijxdorp near Wassenaar in the background • 1714
Still life with hunting trophies, hare and partridge

1660

Still life with hunting trophies, hare and partridge • 1660
Hunting Still Life

1708

Hunting Still Life • 1708
Portrait of a greyhound and a partridge dog

between 1665 and 1680

Portrait of a greyhound and a partridge dog • between 1665 and 1680
A dog with a dead goose and a peacock

1700

A dog with a dead goose and a peacock • 1700
Portrait of Abraham van Bronckhorst (1656-?)

1688

Portrait of Abraham van Bronckhorst (1656-?) • 1688
Agneta Block (Emmerich 29-10-1629 – Amsterdam 20-4-1704), and her family at their summer home Vijverhof (later called Flora Batavia), with her cultivated pineapple

1694

Agneta Block (Emmerich 29-10-1629 – Amsterdam 20-4-1704), and her family at their summer home Vijverhof (later called Flora Batavia), with her cultivated pineapple • 1694
Portrait of Silvester van Tongeren

between 1680 and 1719

Portrait of Silvester van Tongeren • between 1680 and 1719
Park with country house

between 1670 and 1719

Park with country house • between 1670 and 1719
Still life with hare and other loot

1697

Still life with hare and other loot • 1697
A Monkey and a Dog with Dead Game and Fruit

1704

A Monkey and a Dog with Dead Game and Fruit • 1704
Portrait of Maria Cornelisz, wife of Silvester van Tongeren

between 1680 and 1719

Portrait of Maria Cornelisz, wife of Silvester van Tongeren • between 1680 and 1719
The Calling of St Matthew

1655

The Calling of St Matthew • 1655
Still Life of a Dead Hare, Partridges, and Other Birds in a Niche

1675

Still Life of a Dead Hare, Partridges, and Other Birds in a Niche • 1675
Still Life of Game including a Hare, Black Grouse and Partridge, a Spaniel looking on with a Pigeon in Flight

1680

Still Life of Game including a Hare, Black Grouse and Partridge, a Spaniel looking on with a Pigeon in Flight • 1680
South American king vulture

1700

South American king vulture • 1700
Dead Rabbit

1690

Dead Rabbit • 1690
Italian seaport

Italian seaport
Dead Swan

between 1700 and 1719

Dead Swan • between 1700 and 1719
Southern Seaport with seller of trinkets

1704

Southern Seaport with seller of trinkets • 1704
A dog guards a guinea fowl

1680

A dog guards a guinea fowl • 1680
Children with a goat in an Italian harbor landscape

1665

Children with a goat in an Italian harbor landscape • 1665
Landscape with Shepherd Boy

1664

Landscape with Shepherd Boy • 1664
Portrait of a lady

1677

Portrait of a lady • 1677
The Dead Swan

1716

The Dead Swan • 1716
Gamepiece with a Dead Heron ("Falconer's Bag")

1695

Gamepiece with a Dead Heron ("Falconer's Bag") • 1695
Still Life with a Hare

Unknown date

Still Life with a Hare • Unknown date
Still Life with Swan and Game before a Country Estate

1685

Still Life with Swan and Game before a Country Estate • 1685
Dead Hare

1689

Dead Hare • 1689
Group sculpted in an Italian landscape

1665

Group sculpted in an Italian landscape • 1665
Game and hunting weapons

Game and hunting weapons
An Italian Seaport

1666

An Italian Seaport • 1666
Still Life with Poultry and an Urn

1700

Still Life with Poultry and an Urn • 1700
A Gentleman receiving a Letter

between 1702 and 1716

A Gentleman receiving a Letter • between 1702 and 1716
Still Life of Birds and Flowers in a Park

between 1660 and 1719

Still Life of Birds and Flowers in a Park • between 1660 and 1719
A Dead Swan and Peacock

1708

A Dead Swan and Peacock • 1708
Still Life of Dead Poultry, a Parrot and a Spaniel in a Park

between 1670 and 1729

Still Life of Dead Poultry, a Parrot and a Spaniel in a Park • between 1670 and 1729
Two Godwits by a Stream, with a Blue Tit on a Branch above

between 1662 and 1719

Two Godwits by a Stream, with a Blue Tit on a Branch above • between 1662 and 1719
Still life with white rooster

between 1642 and 1719

Still life with white rooster • between 1642 and 1719
Boar Hunt

between 1703 and 1716

Boar Hunt • between 1703 and 1716
Sleeping Girl

1665

Sleeping Girl • 1665
Game Still-Life with Statue of Diana

between 1703 and 1716

Game Still-Life with Statue of Diana • between 1703 and 1716
Still-Life with a Peacock and a Dog

1696

Still-Life with a Peacock and a Dog • 1696
Farmer feeding chickens

1656

Farmer feeding chickens • 1656
Dead Drake

Dead Drake
The Swan

1700-1719

The Swan • 1700-1719
A Seated Monkey

1685

A Seated Monkey • 1685