Jan Jansz Wijnants (alternativelyWynants) (1632 – buried 23 January 1684) was aDutch Golden Age painter.
He was born inHaarlem, the son of a Catholic art dealer also named Jan Wijnants.[1] After his mother's death, his father remarried Maria Jans van Stralen, widow of Jasper Jaspersz van Heemskerck, and mother of the painterEgbert Jaspersz van Heemskerck, making Wijnants and Van Heemskerck stepbrothers.[1] Wijnants was active in Haarlem until 1660, after which he moved to Amsterdam.[1] He died inAmsterdam.
Wijnants is primarily known for his Italianate landscapes and paintings featuring topography.[1] The paintersNicolaes de Vree andAdriaen van de Velde trained in his studio and his style later had influence on the English artist,Thomas Gainsborough, the German artistWilhelm von Kobell, and the Dutch artistsAnthonie van Borssom andWillem Buytewech.[1]
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