Girolamo Porro

Italian painter and engraver (1520-1604)
Person human Q1773381
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Summary

Girolamo Porro is a human[1]. His place of birth was Padua[2]. He was born on 1520[3]. He passed away in Venice[4]. He died on January 1, 1604[5]. He worked as an engraver[6], painter[7], graphic artist[8], illustrator[9], and etcher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Girolamo Porro's place of birth was Padua[2].
  • Girolamo Porro passed away in Venice[4].
  • Girolamo Porro was born on 1520[3].
  • Girolamo Porro died on January 1, 1604[5].
  • Girolamo Porro held citizenship in Republic of Venice[12].
  • Girolamo Porro's professions included engraver[6].
  • Girolamo Porro worked as a painter[7].
  • Girolamo Porro worked as a graphic artist[8].
  • Girolamo Porro worked as an illustrator[9].
  • Girolamo Porro's professions included etcher[10].
  • Girolamo Porro's professions included copper engraver[13].
  • Girolamo Porro was a member of Q141152078[14].
  • Girolamo Porro is recorded as male[15].
  • Girolamo Porro's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Girolamo Porro's Commons category is recorded as Girolamo Porro[17].
  • Girolamo Porro's family name is recorded as Porro (surname)[18].
  • Girolamo Porro's given name is recorded as Girolamo[19].
  • Girolamo Porro's work location is recorded as Venice[20].
  • Girolamo Porro's work location is recorded as Rome[21].
  • Girolamo Porro's partner in business or sport is recorded as Simone Galignani[22].
  • Girolamo Porro's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[23].
  • Girolamo Porro's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian[24].
  • Girolamo Porro's Commons Creator page is recorded as Girolamo Porro[25].
  • Girolamo Porro's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject[26].
  • Girolamo Porro's has works in the collection is recorded as Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[27].

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Origins and Family

Girolamo Porro was born in Padua[2]. He was born on 1520[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engraver[6], painter[7], graphic artist[8], illustrator[9], etcher[10], and copper engraver[13].

Death and Burial

Girolamo Porro died on January 1, 1604[5]. He died in Venice[4].

Why It Matters

Girolamo Porro ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Girolamo Porro born?

Born in Padua[2].

Where did Girolamo Porro die?

Girolamo Porro passed away in Venice[4].

What did Girolamo Porro do for work?

Girolamo Porro worked as engraver[6], painter[7], graphic artist[8], illustrator[9], and etcher[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Collectie Boijmans Online. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Censimento nazionale delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Divudi85 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1520-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'it', 'no']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Date of birth: 1520"
  2. 21d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Q141152078
    P14750 → CA82-60AD-3165-A744-68D4
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  3. 7w ago · Divudi85 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partner in business or sport → Simone Galignani
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Partner in business or sport: Simone Galignani"
  4. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 124621023
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  5. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edit16 catalogue author id → 263
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Edit16 catalogue author id: 263, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107814273|Girolamo Porro (#107814273)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4161|EDIT16 author"
  6. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 337657
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  7. 20w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → engraver, painter, graphic artist +6
    Described by source → BEIC Digital Library
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33123|batch #33123]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P13576 is present."
  8. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → BEIC Digital Library
    Place of death → Venice
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Occupation → engraver, painter, graphic artist +6
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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