Jan Punt
Illustration — Portrait in mezzotint of Jan Punt by John Greenwood Jan Punt (1711–1779) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.
Also recorded as Jean Punt · Johannes Punt · J. Punt
Jan Punt
John Greenwood · Rijksmuseum Amsterdam · Public domain
- Born
- 1711. · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1779. · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic.
- Occupation
- painter, actor, artist, engraver, map drawer, exlibrist, art dealer and draftsperson.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Illustration — Portrait in mezzotint of Jan Punt by John Greenwood Jan Punt (1711–1779) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Work by Jan Punt is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, National Museum Paleis het Loo and Print Collection.
He was born in Amsterdam and became a pupil of Jacob de Wit and A. van der Laan. He engraved book illustrations, bibles, and historic prints. The Sint-Carolus Borromeuskerk in Antwerp was formerly known for 39 ceiling pieces by Rubens that were lost in a fire when it was struck by lightning on 18 July 1718. Jan de Wit had made sketches of the paintings and Jan Punt engraved them and published these after the fire. His pupils were Cornelis Bogerts, Marten Corver, Jan Evert Grave, Martinus van der Jagt, Pieter Langendijk (II), and Reinier Vinkeles. He died in Amsterdam.
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Jan Punt is recorded as painter, actor, artist, engraver and map drawer.
Identificatie Titel(s): Portret van Jan Punt
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1711
Jan Punt was born in 1711 at Amsterdam.
1779
Jan Punt died in 1779 at Amsterdam.
Primary material
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scholarly publication
- Punt, Jan or Johannes, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q16830410: Jan Punt
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- “Jan Punt”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
Punt, Jan or Johannes, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q16830410: Jan PuntWikimedia Foundation
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