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Cornelis Cels

painter (1778-1859)
Person human Q2997482

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 10, 1778
Date of death
March 3, 1859
Place of birth
Lier
Place of death
Brussels
Country of citizenship
Belgium[8]
Occupation
painter, printmaker
Notable work
Swiss Peasant Woman, Aryna van der Pot (1786-1850). Wife of N. J. A. C. Hoffmann, Portrait of Jan Daniël Musquetier[9][10][11]
Child
Jean-Michel Cels[7]
Work location
Brussels, Paris, Geographical region of Italy, Rome, Florence, Antwerp, The Hague, Tournai, Brussels[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Student of
Joseph-Benoît Suvée[24]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[39]
Family name
Cels[14]
Given name
Cornelis[15]
Has works in the collection
Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Museum Catharijneconvent, Aartsbisschoppelijk Museum, Rijksmuseum, Frans Hals Museum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museum Rotterdam, Noordbrabants Museum, Amsterdam Museum, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen, Zuylen Castle, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Maritime Museum Rotterdam, Musea Brugge, Sint-Salvatorskathedraal[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
Member of
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[12]
P14750
906A-758F-B6D9-B675-C5F2[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en C. Cels en Cels en Corneille Cels en Cornelis Cels fr Corneille Cels uk Корнеліс Цельс
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000068832576
VIAF cluster ID
95866005
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Willem Hendrik Schmidt - Portrait of Cornelis Cels.jpg ↗
Art UK artist ID
cels-cornelis-17781859
Artnet artist ID
cornelis-cels
AskArt person ID
11021919
Benezit ID
B00034538
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
10642081
CollectieGelderland creator ID
a716a2b9-b46e-b57d-66ea-1eee19ffd353
Dictionnaire des peintres belges ID
774
Europeana entity
agent/base/39336
Freebase ID
/m/0fqp_bh
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Grove Art Online ID
T015153
Invaluable.com person ID
xr3gl2f2up
KBR person ID
14251038
KNAW past member ID
PE00004575
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07051951X
ODIS ID
PS_114802
RKDartists ID
16129
SNAC ARK ID
w6bz7zcr
Union List of Artist Names ID
500029882
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjhwvY6rK6tXqK6mbXfMP

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 11
Rijksmuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Frans Hals Museum, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Amsterdam Museum, Museum Catharijneconvent +3 more
Work location 9
Paris, Rome, Brussels, Brussels, Florence, The Hague, Antwerp, Tournai +1 more
Occupation 2
painter, visual artist
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Given name 1
Cornelis
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Place of birth 1
Lier
Place of death 1
Brussels
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Joseph-Benoît Suvée
Teachers 1
Joseph-Benoît Suvée
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Summary

Cornelis Cels was born on June 10, 1778[1], in Lier[2]. He died on March 3, 1859[3], in Brussels[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and printmaker[6].

FAQs

Where was Cornelis Cels born?

Cornelis Cels was born in Lier[2].

Where did Cornelis Cels die?

Cornelis Cels died in Brussels[4].

What did Cornelis Cels do for work?

Cornelis Cels worked as a painter[5] and printmaker[6].

Related Entities

Belgium Rijksmuseum Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium The Hague

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  35. [35] ↑ . fine-arts-museum.be. Retrieved . fine-arts-museum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . collectiegelderland.nl. Retrieved . collectiegelderland.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . ODIS. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Daehan · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, printmaker
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'nl']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Occupation: printmaker"
  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 906A-758F-B6D9-B675-C5F2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 906A-758F-B6D9-B675-C5F2, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274736|batch #274736]]"
  3. 25w ago · Hannolans · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Brussels, Paris, Geographical region of Italy +6
    Has works in the collection → Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Museum Catharijneconvent +14
    Member of → —
    Child → Jean-Michel Cels
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has works in the collection: Sint-Salvatorskathedraal, Add works in collection based on a work"
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