The Winter — Jacob de Wit

Jacob de Wit. Painted 1740.

Jacob de Wit painted this overdoor, an allegory of Winter, for the house of Cornelis Hop, who later became burgomaster of Amsterdam. Summer and Autumn are also on view in this room. With smoothly executed scenes in white and grey paint (grisailles), De Wit emulated stucco or marble reliefs, thereby imitating sculpture. In Dutch these kinds of paintings were called ‘witjes’, a play on the artist’s surname, Wit (Dutch: ‘white’).

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

canvas, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 98 × 101 cm · M.C.C. Reynvaan Bequest, Elspeet

Print: 98 × 101 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028514. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.