Thomas Wijck
(1616–1677) painter from the Dutch Republic (1616-1677)
Thomas Wijck (1616–1677) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Thomas Wijck belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Thomas Wijck was born in Beverwijk and died in Haarlem. Thomas Wijck worked in Italy, Haarlem, Great Britain, and Haarlem. Wikidata associates Thomas Wijck with Dutch Golden Age painting. Thomas Wijck became a member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.
The best-known works include ‘Peasant woman spinning’, ‘The alchemist’, and ‘View of a Levantine port’. The catalogue has 74 works by Thomas Wijck with free images. The dated works span the years 1640–1700. Works by Thomas Wijck are held by several collections, among them Wellcome Collection, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, and Yale Center for British Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Johannes Vingboons, Sébastien Bourdon, Caesar van Everdingen, Ludolf de Jongh, and Philips Angel.