Maria Weenix (1697–1774), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography
According to the RKD she was the daughter of
Jan Weenix, who taught her to paint.
[Maria Weenix]
in the RKD
She is known in the literature as "Juffrouw Weeniks" and was admired in her own time for flower still lifes.
[ She accompanied her father to the court of ]Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
Johann Wilhelm II, Elector Palatine (''"Jan Wellem"'' in Low German, English: ''"John William"''; 19 April 1658 – 8 June 1716) of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine (1690–1716), Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg, Neuburg (1690–1716), ...
where she came into contact with the works of the flower painters Rachel Ruysch, Adriana Spilberg, and Jacoba Maria van Nickelen.
She died in Amsterdam.
References
Literature
* Anke A. Van Wagenberg-Ter Hoeven (2018) Jan Baptist Weenix & Jan Weenix: The Paintings, Zwolle: Waanders & De Kunst.
External links
Maria Weenix
on Artnet
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1697 births
1774 deaths
18th-century Dutch painters
Painters from Amsterdam
Dutch women painters
18th-century Dutch women artists