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Domenicus van Wijnen

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Allegory of the Creation of the Cosmos

Domenicus van Wijnen (1661, Amsterdam – c.1695) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

In 1674 he was a pupil of Willem Doudijns in The Hague.[1] He lived in Rome from 1680–1690.[1] According to Houbraken he joined the Bentvueghels, an association of Netherlandish artists in Rome, with the nickname "Askaan".[2] According to the RKD his bentname was "Ascanias".[1]

He was a painter of historical allegories and conversation pieces.[2] Several of the dozen or so paintings firmly attributed to him depict scenes of witchcraft. His painting The Temptation of Saint Anthony is in the National Gallery of Ireland.

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References

  1. ^ a b c Domenicus van Wijnen in the RKD
  2. ^ a b Template:Link language Domenicus van Wijnen Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature

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