Louis Finson

Flemish painter (1580-1617)
Person human Q2701472
Louis Finson
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Summary

Louis Finson was born on January 1, 1580[1], in Bruges[2]. He died on January 1, 1617[3], in Amsterdam[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and designer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Southern Netherlands[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Genre: portrait[10]
  • Commons category: Louis Finson[11]
  • Given name: Louis[12]
  • Topic's main category: Q136399726[13]
  • Commons Creator page: Louis Finson[14]
  • Has works in the collection: Museo del Prado[15], Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille[16], Museum of Fine Arts, Houston[17], Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille[18], Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum[19], Bowes Museum[20], Palace of Versailles[21], Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano[22], Accademia di San Luca[23], Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon[24], Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen[25], Museum of the History of France[26], Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte der Philipps-Universität Marburg[27], Musée des Tapisseries d'Aix-en-Provence[28]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[29]
  • P14750: BC33-17F8-EF6E-E2E0-3C5C[30]

Why It Matters

Louis Finson has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Louis Finson born?

Louis Finson's place of birth was Bruges[2].

Where did Louis Finson die?

Louis Finson died in Amsterdam[4].

What did Louis Finson do for work?

Louis Finson worked as a painter[5] and designer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Collectie Boijmans Online. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . pba-opacweb.lille.fr. pba-opacweb.lille.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Collectie Boijmans Online. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk']
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  2. 29d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → —
    Occupation → painter, designer
    Place of birth → Bruges
    Sex or gender → male
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