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Where did Jan Baptist Weenix work from 1639 to 1642?
Jan Baptist Weenix Jan Baptist Weenix , also spelled Jan Baptiste Weeninx ( 1621–c . 1659 ) was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age . Despite his relatively brief career , he was a very productive and versatile painter . His favourite subjects were Italian landscapes with large figures among ruins , seaside views , and , later in life , large still life pictures of dead game or dogs . He was mainly responsible for introducing the Italian harbour scene into Dutch art , in mid-size paintings with a group of figures in the foreground . Life . Weenix was born near Amsterdams harbour , the son of an architect . He could not speak well , apparently from a medical condition , and because he very much liked to read books , his mother sent him to work for a bookseller , who was not able to deal with him . He drew whenever he could , according to Jan Weenix his son , who told the story to Arnold Houbraken . Weenix first studied under Jan Micker , who was the brother-in-law of his oldest sister Lysbeth . He then studied in Utrecht under Abraham Bloemaert , and later back in Amsterdam under Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert . In 1639 , he married Josijntje dHondecoeter , the daughter of Gillis dHondecoeter . In 1643 , Weenix travelled to Rome with Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem , who had also studied with Moeyaert . He had left his home in secret , but his wife traced him to Rotterdam . He was allowed to stay away for four months . In Rome , he became a member of the Bentvueghels with the name Ratel ( meaning rattle , because a voice defect ) , and was much esteemed and worked for Pope Innocent X . He returned to Amsterdam after four years ; his wife had refused to come to Rome . In 1649 , he became master of the guild of St . Luke in Utrecht , and also painted a portrait of René Descartes . When his brother-in-law Gijsbert dHondecoeter died , he trained his nephew Melchior dHondecoeter , together with his own son Jan Weenix . In 1656 , Weenix moved to the castle at Vleuten outside Utrecht , to concentrate on his work or for health reasons . Here he probably died in poor circumstances . On 25 April 1659 his estate was auctioned off . His widow , who had been living on Wittevrouwenstraat , in Utrecht , was buried on 6 October 1662 . He painted a few religious scenes , one of the rare pieces of this kind being the Jacob and Esau ( Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister , Dresden ) . In the National Gallery , London , is a Hunting Scene by Weenix , and Glasgow has a characteristic painting of ruins . Weenix is represented at most of the important continental galleries , notably at Munich , Vienna , Berlin , Amsterdam , and St Petersburg . Public collections . Among the public collections holding works by Jan Baptist Weenix are : - Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle , Netherlands - Teylers Museum , in Haarlem , Netherlands - Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam , Netherlands - Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States - Wallace Collection , London , England Literature . Attribution : - Anke A . Van Wagenberg-Ter Hoeven ( 2018 ) Jan Baptist Weenix & Jan Weenix : The Paintings , Zwolle : Waanders & De Kunst . External links . - Works and literature on Jan Baptist Weenix