Baptism of Christ in the Jordan
Dutch Rococo Era Painter, 1695-1754
Dutch painter, draughtsman, etcher and writer. He was the leading 18th-century Dutch decorative painter, specializing in Rococo ceiling and room decorations and groups of putti painted naturalistically in colour or as imitation reliefs in grisaille. His preparatory drawings for ceiling decorations were collected during his own lifetime, but he also executed independent finished drawings specifically for collectors 1716
Chalk and pen drawing, 260 x 180 mm
Amstelkring Museum, Amsterdam
Painting ID:: 7264
WIT, Jacob de Dutch Rococo Era Painter, 1695-1754
Dutch painter, draughtsman, etcher and writer. He was the leading 18th-century Dutch decorative painter, specializing in Rococo ceiling and room decorations and groups of putti painted naturalistically in colour or as imitation reliefs in grisaille. His preparatory drawings for ceiling decorations were collected during his own lifetime, but he also executed independent finished drawings specifically for collectors Baptism of Christ in the Jordan 1716
Chalk and pen drawing, 260 x 180 mm
Amstelkring Museum, Amsterdam
