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Rafael Ritz

Swiss painter (1829-1894)
Person Human Q3419516

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
January 17, 1829
Date of death
April 11, 1894
Place of birth
Brig
Place of death
Sion
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[9]
Occupation
painter
Educated at
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf[10]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[11]
Father
Lorenz Justin Ritz[7]
Child
Walther Ritz[8]
Genre
genre painting[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[19]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[23]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the history of art[17][18]
Family name
Ritz[14]
Given name
Rafael[15]
Has works in the collection
Valais Art Museum, Kunsthaus Zürich[21][22]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Niederwald[16]
Name in native language
Raphael Ritz[20]
Place of burial
Former Cemetery[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Raphael Ritz en Raphaël Ritz en Ritz en Maria Joseph Franz Anton Raphael Ritz en Maria Joseph Franz Anton Raphaël Ritz en Rafael Ritz de Alpen-Raphael de Maria Joseph Franz Anton Raphael Ritz de Walliser Raphael fr Raphael Ritz ja ラファエル・リッツ ru Рафаэль Ритц ru Ритц, Рафаэль uk Альпійський Рафаель uk Валліський Рафаель uk Марія Йозеф Франц Антон Рафаель Ріц uk Рафаель Ріц
🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000108673574
VIAF cluster ID
7532462
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81119001
GND ID
121592863
Art Renewal Center artist ID
1086
Artist-info artist ID
246647
Artists of the World ID
00175491
Artnet artist ID
raphael-ritz
AskArt person ID
11065194
BHL creator ID
8367
Benezit ID
B00153426
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
133203470
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00565479, cnp01362548
DDB person (GND) ID
121592863
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
121592863
Europeana entity
agent/base/152811
FAST ID
80724
FamilySearch person ID
M1PC-219
Freebase ID
/m/0506c3
Grove Art Online ID
T072281
HDS ID
022095
IdRef ID
135671760
Invaluable.com person ID
16lmytiaty
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
121592863
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
128238
NUKAT ID
n2008076845
Open Library ID
OL2474861A
RKDartists ID
126449
SIK-ISEA person ID
4022945
SIKART person ID
4022945
Union List of Artist Names ID
500088120
Wellcome Collection concept ID
r5jg97d5
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvH7WYGXBwcTPJxxRFHYP
Yale LUX ID
person/e7ec82c6-a866-454c-a7ba-6904a8ae226a
Zürich Herbaria collector ID
11848

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🔗 Connections
Child 1
Walther Ritz
Children (paternal) 1
Walther Ritz
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Described by source 1
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Educated at 1
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Genre 1
genre painting
Given name 1
Rafael
Has works in the collection 1
Kunsthaus Zürich
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Niederwald
Occupation 1
painter
Place of birth 1
Brig
Place of death 1
Sion
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Rafael Ritz was born on January 17, 1829[1], in Brig[2]. He died on April 11, 1894[3], in Sion[4]. He worked as a painter[5].

FAQs

Where was Rafael Ritz born?

Rafael Ritz was born in Brig[2].

Where did Rafael Ritz die?

Rafael Ritz passed away in Sion[4].

Who were Rafael Ritz's parents?

Rafael Ritz's father was Lorenz Justin Ritz[7].

What did Rafael Ritz do for work?

Rafael Ritz worked as a painter[5].

Where did Rafael Ritz go to school?

Rafael Ritz was educated at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf[10].

Related Entities

Kunsthaus Zürich Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . valaisurprenant.ch. Retrieved . valaisurprenant.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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