Jacob de Wit

DecJacob de Wit was born in Amsterdam on December 19, 1695, and died in the same city on November 12, 1754.¹

He became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp in 1714.¹

Jacob de Wit created a study for "Baptism of Christ in the Jordan" in 1716.¹

After the Carolus Borromeus Church in Antwerp was struck by lightning in 1718 and Rubens's ceiling paintings were lost, Jacob de Wit's sketches became historical documents.¹

In 1726, he created oil paintings such as "Adoration of the Shepherds" and "Holy Family and Trinity."¹

In 1751, a collection of sketches of Rubens's ceiling paintings was published.¹