Domenicus van Wijnen
Domenicus van Wijnen (Amsterdam 1658 – 1700) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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Domenicus van Wijnen
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- Name
- Domenicus van Wijnen
- Born
- 1658
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam
- Died
- 1700
- Occupation
- Dutch 'Golden Age' Artist
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Languages
- Dutch
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Domenicus van Wijnen (Amsterdam 1658 – 1700) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are The Hague, Rome and Amsterdam. Work by Domenicus van Wijnen is recorded in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau, National Gallery of Ireland, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne and National Museum in Warsaw.
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• Name — Domenicus van Wijnen • Born — 1658 • Birthplace — Amsterdam • Died — 1700 • Occupation — Dutch 'Golden Age' Artist • Mother — Anna Geertuid Everaerdts • Father — Dirk Harmens van Wijnen • Illustration — Allegory of the Creation of the Cosmos
Biography
Biography
In 1674 he was a pupil of Willem Doudijns in The Hague. He lived in Rome from 1680–90. According to Houbraken he joined the Bentvueghels, an association of Netherlandish artists in Rome, with the nickname "Askaan". According to the RKD his bentname was "Ascanias". He was a painter of historical allegories and conversation pieces. Several of the dozen or so paintings firmly attributed to him depict scenes of witchcraft. His painting The Temptation of Saint Anthony is in the National Gallery of Ireland.
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Family
Domenicus parents Dirk Harmens van Wijnen (1627-1659) and Anna Geertuid Everaedts (born 1616) married on 4 October 1657 after Dirk's first wife Maria Pijnappels died. Dirk died when Domenicus was 1 year old, his sister Dorothen (1660-) was born a few months later. Domenicus' half siblings from Dirk's first marriage were Fransois van Wijnen (1644-1711), Hermanus van Wijnen (1646-), Cornelis van Wijnen (1648-1649), Cornelis van Wijnen (1650-1651), Gabriel Dirk van Wijnen (1652-1723)
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- 1.Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon – Internationale Künstlerdatenbank – Online. 2009.
- 2.RKD Research.
- 3.The Dutch Golden Age: Unique imagery of Domenicus van Wijnen. The Eclectic Light Company. 2026-01-08.
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