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Maria Weenix Paintings: The 2 Most Famous, Through a Gallery's Eye
Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 2 works by Maria Weenix in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Maria Weenix's most famous painting is A group of flowers (1711), whose original hangs in the Fitzwilliam Museum. Of the 2 works by Maria Weenix in our catalog, the gallery presents the 2 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
1697 – 1774, Amsterdam
Most works: Fitzwilliam Museum
The gallery's top 10 Maria Weenix paintings
The museums that keep Maria Weenix's originals
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Maria Weenix | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fitzwilliam Museum |
2 | A group of flowers, Flowers and fruit |
Maria Weenix, the signature paintings of each year
Some ten years, from 1711 to 1720, were enough for Maria Weenix: the gallery walks through them year by year, one famous original after another.
Works per year
Pick a year to see its originals.
Maria Weenix's paintings: the gallery answers
Which Maria Weenix painting is the most famous of all?Reveal the answer
A group of flowers (1711).
How old was Maria Weenix on completing A group of flowers?Reveal the answer
14 years old: A group of flowers dates from 1711, and Maria Weenix was born in 1697.
How many works did Maria Weenix create?Reveal the answer
Our catalog holds 2 works by Maria Weenix, dated from 1711 to 1720.
Where do Maria Weenix's most famous originals hang?Reveal the answer
Mostly in Fitzwilliam Museum. The museum table above lists them all.
Which are Maria Weenix's earliest and latest famous works?Reveal the answer
On this page, the earliest is A group of flowers (1711) and the latest Flowers and fruit (1720).
Which Maria Weenix originals does the Fitzwilliam Museum hold?Reveal the answer
A group of flowers and Flowers and fruit: the Fitzwilliam Museum holds 2 of the works on this page.
Maria Weenix: the artist
The Studio of Jan Weenix
Amsterdam, 1697. The air in the Dutch Republic carries the scent of oil and turpentine. Maria Weenix enters the world, destined to learn the language of pigment and brush from her father, Jan Weenix. She does not merely observe; she absorbs the technical precision required to render the natural world. Her training is intimate, shaped by the direct guidance of a master who treats the canvas as a disciplined extension of sight.
Her development follows a path of quiet observation. She moves through the Dutch art scene not as an outsider, but as a practitioner deeply embedded in the traditions of her lineage. The brushwork she develops focuses on the delicate, fleeting life of flora. She earns the moniker Juffrouw Weeniks, a title that marks her presence in the literary and artistic circles of her era.
Courtly Influences and Floral Precision
The trajectory of her skill shifts when she accompanies her father to the court of Johann Wilhelm, the Elector Palatine. This is a pivotal moment of exposure. Within the halls of the court, the boundaries of her technique expand through contact with the works of established masters. She studies the compositions and botanical accuracy of specific contemporaries:
These encounters refine her approach to the still life. Her subject matter remains rooted in the flower, yet her execution carries the weight of these high-level observations. She masters the ability to capture the specific textures of petals and the structural integrity of stems, securing her reputation for flower still lifes during her lifetime.
The Amsterdam Legacy
By the time she reaches her later years, Maria Weenix is a settled figure in the Amsterdam art scene. Her work exists as a record of the botanical precision demanded by the Dutch tradition. She remains a painter of the still life, a specialist in the quiet, detailed study of nature. She dies in Amsterdam in 1774, leaving behind a body of work that reflects the rigorous training of her father and the sophisticated influences of the Palatine court.