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Antoine Wiertz

Belgian painter (1806-1865)
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Antoine Wiertz
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Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
February 22, 1806
Date of death
June 18, 1865
Place of birth
Dinant
Place of death
Ixelles, Brussels[8]
Country of citizenship
Belgium[10]
Occupation
painter, sculptor, lithographer
Field of work
painting, art of sculpture, erotic art[12][13][14]
Educated at
Royal Academy of Fine Arts[15]
Award received
Prix de Rome (1832)[18]
Notable work
Thoughts and Visions of a Severed Head[17]
Student of
Willem Jacob Herreyns[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[37]
Work location
Paris (1828–1832), Paris (1831), Paris (1832–1834), Rome (1834–1837), Paris (1837), Liège, Brussels, Brussels[25][26][27][28]
Archives at
Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium[22]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Birth name
Antoine Joseph Wiertz[38]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Albert Edelfelt's letters[30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Family name
Wiertz[23]
Given name
Antoine[24]
Has works in the collection
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Groeningemuseum, M Leuven, Liege Fine Arts Museum, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, Führermuseum, Wiertz Museum, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Musée de l'Art wallon
Member of
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[19]
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Movement
Romanticism[21]
Name in native language
Antoine Joseph Wiertz
Native language
French[11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
Place of burial
Ixelles Cemetery[9]
Student
Eugène Plasky[16]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 86
ISNI
0000000110496968
VIAF cluster ID
29805786
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82107592
GND ID
122342216
ARTIC artist ID
28531
AbART person ID
60809
American Academy in Rome ID
12382011
Art UK artist ID
wiertz-antoine-joseph-18061865
Artcyclopedia artist ID
wiertz_antoine
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
antoine-joseph-wiertz
Artist-info artist ID
184318
Artists of the World ID
00181705
Show all 86 identifiers +74
Artnet artist ID
antoine-joseph-antonie-wiertz
AskArt person ID
11080644
Athenaeum person ID
4405
BALaT person/organisation ID
90808
Benezit ID
B00196977
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14976011t, 12652592v
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
05073829
Biographie nationale de Belgique ID
antoine-wiertz
British Museum person or institution ID
51032
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
wiertz-antoine
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01387357
CONOR.SI ID
112981603
DBNL author ID
wier082
DDB person (GND) ID
122342216
De Agostini ID
Wiertz,+Antoine+Joseph
Described at URL
architekturmuseum.ub.tu-berlin.de
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
122342216
Dictionnaire des Wallons ID
wiertz-antoine
Dictionnaire des peintres belges ID
5993
Discogs artist ID
2528690
Enciclopedia di Roma person ID
2313
Europeana entity
agent/base/74699
FAST ID
97121
FactGrid item ID
American Society of Civil Engineers
Find a Grave memorial ID
5926
Freebase ID
/m/06w962
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004513539707141
GTAA ID
169939
George Eastman Museum people ID
96015
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
antonie-wiertz
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0072176
Grove Art Online ID
T091521
Harper's tag
antoine-joseph-wiertz
Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID
antoine_joseph_wiertz
ISFDB author ID
124437
IdRef ID
085617512
Invaluable.com person ID
bvfks10zr7
J9U entity ID
987007271178005171
Joconde author ID
T513-32338
KBR person ID
14010503
KNAW past member ID
PE00003852
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
122342216
Künstlerdatenbank ID
697
Lex ID
Antoine_Wiertz
Libraries Australia ID
35658022
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID
663
MutualArt artist ID
A4F46A52AEC94ECF
NL CR AUT ID
xx0269966
NLA Trove people ID
1029990
NLP ID
a0000003714643
NUKAT ID
n2003093523
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000446648
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810653004105606
National Library of Portugal ID
1743448
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068582048
NooSFere author ID
2147201799
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3995943
Open Library ID
OL1578802A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803122412160
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
148909
Parsifal cluster ID
749196
RKDartists ID
84243
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
122777
SBN author ID
LO1V206104
SNAC ARK ID
w60s0v6s
Topic's main category
Category:Antoine Wiertz
Treccani ID
antoine-wiertz
Union List of Artist Names ID
500031572
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
50334
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12389015
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/259587
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
w/wiertz
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyhch94PWqPDVd4w6bKh3
Yale LUX ID
person/bf1cddf8-639a-4ddf-8823-09f13386f88d

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 9
Art Institute of Chicago, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Groeningemuseum, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Minneapolis Institute of Art, Führermuseum, M Leuven +1 more
Work location 8
Paris, Paris, Paris, Paris, Rome, Brussels, Liège, Brussels
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Field of work 3
painting, art of sculpture, erotic art
Occupation 3
painter, sculptor, lithographer
Place of death 2
Brussels, Ixelles
Archives at 1
Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium
Award received 1
Prix de Rome
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Educated at 1
Royal Academy of Fine Arts
FactGrid item ID 1
American Society of Civil Engineers
Given name 1
Antoine
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of 1
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Movement 1
Romanticism
Named after 1
Wiertz Museum
Native language 1
French
Place of birth 1
Dinant
Place of burial 1
Ixelles Cemetery
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Willem Jacob Herreyns
Teachers 1
Willem Jacob Herreyns
← Creator 1
The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus
← Dedicated to 1
Wiertz Museum
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Summary

Antoine Wiertz was born on February 22, 1806[1], in Dinant[2]. He died on June 18, 1865[3], in Ixelles[4]. He worked as a painter[5], sculptor[6], and lithographer[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Antoine Wiertz include Wiertz Museum[39], a historic house museum[40], in Belgium[41], founded in 1868[42].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Wiertz Museum[39], a historic house museum[40], in Belgium[41], founded in 1868[42].

FAQs

Where was Antoine Wiertz born?

Antoine Wiertz's place of birth was Dinant[2].

Where did Antoine Wiertz die?

Antoine Wiertz died in Ixelles[4].

What did Antoine Wiertz do for work?

Antoine Wiertz worked as a painter[5], sculptor[6], and lithographer[7].

Where did Antoine Wiertz go to school?

Antoine Wiertz was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts[15].

What awards did Antoine Wiertz receive?

Honors received include Prix de Rome[18].

Related Entities

Belgium Brussels Groeningemuseum Liège Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . architekturmuseum.ub.tu-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . architekturmuseum.ub.tu-berlin.de. architekturmuseum.ub.tu-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Dictionary of Erotic Artists (2010). wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . architekturmuseum.ub.tu-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . architekturmuseum.ub.tu-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . architekturmuseum.ub.tu-berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Dictionary of Erotic Artists (2010). wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 26d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60914: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → LO1V206104
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: LO1V206104, batch #289737"
  3. 8w ago · Anvilaquarius · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at URL → https://architekturmuseum.ub.tu-berlin.de/index.php?p=58&D0=
    "Merged from another item"
  4. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NooSFere author ID → 2147201799
    Harper's tag → antoine-joseph-wiertz
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: antoine-joseph-wiertz, Matched to antoine joseph wiertz (#289909290) in…"
  5. 18w ago · Hannolans · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium +2
    "Created claim: Has works in the collection: Musée de l'Art wallon, Add works in collection based on a work"
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