Jan Sanders van Hemessen

Flemish painter
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Summary

Jan Sanders van Hemessen was born on January 1, 1500[1], in Hemiksem[2]. He died on January 1, 1566[3], in Antwerp[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: January 1, 1575[7], January 1, 1556[8]
  • Child: Catarina van Hemessen[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Duchy of Brabant[10], Habsburg Netherlands[11]
  • Notable work: Allegory (Nature as the Nursemaid of Art)[12]
  • Member of: Hemessen family[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Movement: Mannerism[15]
  • Genre: portrait[16]
  • Commons category: Jan van Hemessen[17]
  • Family name: van Hemessen[18]
  • Given name: Jan[19]
  • Work location: Antwerp[20], Italy[21]
  • Student of: Hendrick van Cleve III[22]
  • Described by source: Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste[23], Schilder-boeck[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27]
  • Commons Creator page: Jan van Hemessen[28]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[29]
  • Has works in the collection: Museo del Prado[30], Art Institute of Chicago[31], Nationalmuseum[32], Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille[33], Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium[34], Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp[35], Groeningemuseum[36], Rijksmuseum[37], Mauritshuis[38], National Museum of Ancient Art[39], Hermitage Museum[40]

Why It Matters

Jan Sanders van Hemessen has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Jan Sanders van Hemessen born?

Jan Sanders van Hemessen's place of birth was Hemiksem[2].

Where did Jan Sanders van Hemessen die?

Jan Sanders van Hemessen passed away in Antwerp[4].

What did Jan Sanders van Hemessen do for work?

Jan Sanders van Hemessen worked as a painter[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Hemessen family. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . pba-opacweb.lille.fr. pba-opacweb.lille.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . fine-arts-museum.be. Retrieved . fine-arts-museum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . kmska.be. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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