Jacob de Wit

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de Wit, Jacob: Jupiter, Disguised as Diana, Seducing the Nymph Callisto

Jacob de Wit: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Adolph Staring, Jacob de Wit, 1695–1754 (1958), is the only monograph on the artist. Walter Liedtke, Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2 vol. (2007), contains a lengthy chapter on de Wit.

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Naomi Blumberg
Naomi Blumberg was Assistant Editor, Arts and Culture for Encyclopaedia Britannica. She covered topics related to art history, architecture, theatre, dance, literature, and music.

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Dec 15, 2025
	Anniversary information added.		Nov 08, 2025
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 09, 2024
	Modified link of Web site: Art UK - Biography of Jacob de Wit.	Emily Rodriguez	Mar 27, 2017
	Add new Web site: Art UK - Biography of Jacob de Wit.	Aakanksha Gaur	Nov 29, 2016
	Media added.	Naomi Blumberg	Aug 26, 2016
	New article added.	Naomi Blumberg	Mar 14, 2016
	New bibliography added.	Naomi Blumberg	Mar 14, 2016