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Willem Key

flemish painter (1515–1568)
Person human Q1827660

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1510, 1515[2][7]
Date of death
1568, June 5, 1568[4][8]
Place of birth
Breda
Place of death
Antwerp
Country of citizenship
Southern Netherlands[9]
Occupation
painter, draftsperson
Notable work
Portrait of Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo (1507-82), Duke of Alba[10]
Sibling
Wouter Key[21]
Work location
Liège, Antwerp[15][16]
Student of
Lambert Lombard[17]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste, Schilder-boeck, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[18][19][20]
Family name
Key[13]
Given name
Willem[14]
Has works in the collection
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum, National Galleries Scotland, Walters Art Museum, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Statens Museum for Kunst, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Hermitage Museum, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Dordrechts Museum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Worcester Art Museum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, National Gallery of Ireland, Rijksmuseum, Städel Museum, Six Collection, Ashmolean Museum, Musea Brugge, National Museum of Archeology, History and Art, Knole House, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Castelvecchio Museum, Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Schloss Weißenstein, Liria Palace, Time museum, Snijders&Rockox House, Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon
Member of
Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke[11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
P14608
123581478
P14750
41FD-CF6F-3620-25BB-18F6
🏷️ Also known as
en William Adriaensz. Key en W. Kay en Kay en Key en Willem Kaeij en Willem Kaij en Willem Kay en Willem Key en Willhelmus Kay ar فيليم كي el Βίλλεμ Κέυ ru Виллем Кей ru Кей, Виллем
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000120173644, 0000000458761822
VIAF cluster ID
20593215
Library of Congress authority ID
no2011097614
GND ID
123581478
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Johannes Wierix - Willem Key (cropped).jpg ↗
AbART person ID
59331
Art UK artist ID
key-willem-c-15201568
AskArt person ID
11044418
Benezit ID
B00098377
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16593445h
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
26837114, 02645581
Boijmans artist ID
9768
Show all 47 identifiers +35
British Museum person or institution ID
33724
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00576367
DDB person (GND) ID
123581478
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123581478
Dictionnaire des peintres belges ID
3134
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210311629586
ECARTICO person ID
4289
Europeana entity
agent/base/31808
Freebase ID
/m/080mwxn
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004488069707141
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m080mwxn
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Willem_Key
IdRef ID
155849638
Invaluable.com person ID
woio9xo6kp
Joconde author ID
T513-16395
KulturNav-ID
c0345409-8c8f-47a8-98ff-5c88160679dc
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
676
Museum-digital ID
82252
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004169342
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007321561705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810638724905606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1517167
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
334597218
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100035132
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
14749
Pinakothek artist ID
jk2xnkoLPd
Prabook ID
1745379
RKDartists ID
44203
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
59860
Sandrart.net person ID
1095
Union List of Artist Names ID
500003523
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
285433, 285434
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
k/key/willem
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgxtvkGPkwQbGrK9mhCQq
Yale LUX ID
person/7bec8db8-87f9-44ba-a7be-96b2d773f521

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 29
Hermitage Museum, Rijksmuseum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Ashmolean Museum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Philadelphia Museum of Art +21 more
Described by source 3
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Schilder-boeck, Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste
Occupation 2
painter, draftsperson
Work location 2
Antwerp, Liège
Country of citizenship 1
Southern Netherlands
Given name 1
Willem
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Breda
Place of death 1
Antwerp
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Lambert Lombard
Teachers 1
Lambert Lombard
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Summary

Born in Breda[1], he… he was born in 1510[2]. He passed away in Antwerp[3]. He died in 1568[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and draftsperson[6].

FAQs

Where was Willem Key born?

Born in Breda[1].

Where did Willem Key die?

Willem Key passed away in Antwerp[3].

What did Willem Key do for work?

Willem Key worked as painter[5] and draftsperson[6].

Related Entities

Art Gallery of New South Wales Ashmolean Museum Breda Gemäldegalerie Berlin Hermitage Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum Liège National Gallery of Ireland Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Rijksmuseum Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Southern Netherlands Städel Museum Statens Museum for Kunst Walters Art Museum

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  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 41FD-CF6F-3620-25BB-18F6
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  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Southern Netherlands
    Notable work → —
    Place of death → Antwerp
    P14608 → 123581478
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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