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Frans Floris (I)

Flemish painter (1519–1570)
Person human Q543948

Facts

35 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
1519, 1517, 1516, 1515[7][8][9]
Date of death
October 1, 1570, 1570[10]
Place of birth
Antwerp
Place of death
Antwerp
Country of citizenship
Habsburg Netherlands[16]
Ethnic group
Flemish people[17]
Occupation
painter, visual artist
Notable work
Venus and Cupid[21]
Father
Cornelis Floris I[11]
Mother
Margaretha Goos[12]
Spouse
Clara Boudewijns[13]
Child
Jan Baptista Floris, Frans de Vriendt Floris II[14][15]
Sibling
Cornelis Floris II, Jan Floris I
Genre
Northern Renaissance[24]
Work location
Antwerp[27]
Student of
Lambert Lombard[28]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by
Self-portrait[29]
Described by source
Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste, Schilder-boeck, Lives of Flemish, German, and Dutch painters, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30][31][32][33][34][35]
Different from
Franz Vriendt[37]
End of work period
1570
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Family name
Floris[25]
Given name
Frans[26]
Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Art, Nationalmuseum, Städel Museum, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Royal Library of Belgium, Maagdenhuis, Hessen Kassel Heritage, Walters Art Museum, Hallwyl Museum, Museo de Arte de Ponce, Art Institute of Chicago, Statens Museum for Kunst, Hermitage Museum, Groninger Museum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Malmö Art Museum, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Collection Bemberg, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, museum Huis Bergh, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Führermuseum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, Rubenshuis, National Museum in Wrocław, National Gallery Prague, Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Musée Bossuet, Bode Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Lacock Abbey, Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai, Musea Brugge, National Museum of Archeology, History and Art, Kunstmuseum Basel, J. Paul Getty Museum, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Liege Fine Arts Museum, Stedelijk Museum Wuyts-Van Campen en baron Caroly, Wallraf–Richartz Museum, Christ Church Picture Gallery
Movement
Northern Renaissance[23]
Name in native language
Frans Floris[36]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
P14585
37123
P14608
121094111
P14750
E366-0D8C-F0A9-C653-1BF4
Start of work period
1535[38]
Student
Hans de Maier, Lambert Ryckx, Asper Fransz. van der Hoeve[18][19][20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Francesco Flora en francescho frorez en Called the Raphael of Flanders Francis Floris en dit le Raphael de la Flandre Frans. Flore en Eigentlich de Vriendt Franz Floris en Far. Floris en f. de vriendt en F. Flora en F. Flore en F. Flores en F. Florio en F. Floris en F. Florus en Flora en Flore en Flore Franc en Flore Franck en Flores en Floris en Floris François Francflore
🔖 Identifiers · 98
ISNI
0000000121455598
VIAF cluster ID
100955172, 305798751
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2003020096
GND ID
121094111
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Frans Floris (after) - Self-portrait.jpg ↗
AGORHA UUID
65fbb16f-64c9-4e34-bbe2-a3ec602b7292
ARTIC artist ID
40579
AbART person ID
58926
Art Renewal Center artist ID
4358
Art UK artist ID
floris-the-elder-frans-c-15171570
Artcyclopedia artist ID
floris_frans
Artist ID of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre
996-FLORIS-Frans-I
Show all 98 identifiers +86
Artist-info artist ID
322778
Artists of the World ID
40470816
Artnet artist ID
frans-floris-the-elder
Artsy artist ID
frans-floris-i
Athenaeum person ID
6476
BHL creator ID
242144
Benezit ID
B00065415
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
149661812
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
61.5M (16.9M–78.6M, n=3)
Biographie nationale de Belgique ID
francois-i-floris
Boijmans artist ID
6284
Bridgeman artist ID
8883
British Museum person or institution ID
27426
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01387069
CONOR.SI ID
53402979
Christie's creator ID
22218
CollectieGelderland creator ID
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DBNL author ID
flor002
DDB person (GND) ID
121094111
De Agostini ID
Floris,+Frans
Deckenmalerei.eu ID
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Described at URL
www.biografiasyvidas.com
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121094111
Dictionnaire des peintres belges ID
2312
DigitaltMuseum ID
021036374727
ECARTICO person ID
2986
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
201981
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Frans-I-Floris
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
floris-cornelis-et-frans
Europeana entity
agent/base/150555
FAST ID
1818837
Freebase ID
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Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004460239707141
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m03hg_g
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
frans-floris-de-vriendt
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0027277
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Frans_Floris
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
19938
IdRef ID
154699748
Invaluable.com person ID
19i76obxf9
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/1050GM
KBR person ID
14216544
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
121094111
KulturNav-ID
f12b4ba3-8f8f-4f5e-8eb1-10252dbef886
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
1557
Libraries Australia ID
35947535
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
02193/eu_f_0823/f0823
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
F/floris-frans
Met Constituent ID
126934
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
16021
Museo del Prado artist ID
2102d6c3-bf8d-4bee-b3c4-0a34dc2decb9
Museum-digital ID
63324
MutualArt artist ID
02B4319FB8862E9C
NE.se ID
frans-floris
NL CR AUT ID
ola2011651758
NLA Trove people ID
1158471
NUKAT ID
n2011071679
National Gallery of Art artist ID
2504
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
5093
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/EAE4625C-470B-43B7-87BC-96FDCB137D1C
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007419323405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810662388705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX957898
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070281688
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
7117
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3901586
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
20208
Pinakothek artist ID
zA0GOOJGdp
RKDartists ID
28385
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
36479
Royal Academy ID
frans-floris
SBN author ID
LO1V541276
SNAC ARK ID
w6w38pf2
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
30780
Sandrart.net person ID
1061
Städel Museum artist ID
floris-frans
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/10041
Treccani ID
frans-floris
Union List of Artist Names ID
500115614
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
114563
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
frans-floris
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
f/floris/frans
Web umenia creator ID
1006995
Wellcome Collection concept ID
rbhqfvbg
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjwvwhxT84DpCDY4CDpmJP
Yale LUX ID
person/283872c3-d7f1-4049-908b-a84950eb13b0

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Summary

Frans Floris (I) was born in 1519[1] in Antwerp[2]. Frans Floris (I) died on October 1, 1570[3], in Antwerp[4]. Frans Floris (I) worked as a painter[5] and visual artist[6].

FAQs

Where was Frans Floris (I) born?

Frans Floris (I) was born in Antwerp[2].

Where did Frans Floris (I) die?

Frans Floris (I) died in Antwerp[4].

Who were Frans Floris (I)'s parents?

Frans Floris (I)'s father was Cornelis Floris I[11]. Frans Floris (I)'s mother was Margaretha Goos[12].

Who was Frans Floris (I) married to?

Frans Floris (I)'s spouses include Clara Boudewijns[13].

What did Frans Floris (I) do for work?

Frans Floris (I) worked as a painter[5] and visual artist[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . books.google.co.za. books.google.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . biografiasyvidas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . kmska.be. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . kmska.be. Retrieved . biografiasyvidas.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.

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