David Beck

Dutch portrait painter (1621-1656)
Person human Q1173687
David Beck
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David Beck

Summary

David Beck is a human[1]. He was born in Delft[2]. He was born on +1621-05-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in The Hague[4]. He died on +1656-12-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a painter[6] and art collector[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Delft[2], David Beck…
  • David Beck passed away in The Hague[4].
  • David Beck was born on +1621-05-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Beck died on +1656-12-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • David Beck died on +1656-12-20T00:00:00Z[9].
  • David Beck's father was Hendrick Beck[10].
  • David Beck held citizenship in Dutch Republic[11].
  • David Beck worked as a painter[6].
  • David Beck worked as an art collector[7].
  • David Beck held the position of court painter[12].
  • A notable work attributed to David Beck is Louis De Geer the Elder (1587 - 1652)[13].
  • A notable work attributed to David Beck is Queen Christina of Sweden (1626 - 1689)[14].
  • David Beck was a member of Bentvueghels[15].
  • David Beck's image is recorded as David Beck - gulden cabinet.png[16].
  • David Beck is recorded as male[17].
  • David Beck's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • David Beck's genre is recorded as portrait[19].
  • David Beck's ISNI is recorded as 000000006664108X[20].
  • David Beck's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 74124596[21].
  • David Beck's GND ID is recorded as 122958977[22].
  • David Beck's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500018685[23].
  • David Beck's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14969264g[24].
  • David Beck's IdRef ID is recorded as 077202767[25].
  • David Beck's Commons category is recorded as David Beck[26].
  • David Beck's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/070lds[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Beck's place of birth was Delft[2]. He was born on +1621-05-25T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Hendrick Beck[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6] and art collector[7]. David Beck held the position of court painter[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Louis De Geer the Elder (1587 - 1652)[13], a painting[28], founded in 1650[29] and Queen Christina of Sweden (1626 - 1689)[14], a painting[30], in Sweden[31], founded in 1650[32].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1656-12-06T00:00:00Z[5] and +1656-12-20T00:00:00Z[9]. David Beck died in The Hague[4].

Why It Matters

David Beck ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was David Beck born?

David Beck was born in Delft[2].

Where did David Beck die?

David Beck passed away in The Hague[4].

Who were David Beck's parents?

David Beck's father was Hendrick Beck[10].

What did David Beck do for work?

David Beck worked as painter[6] and art collector[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . commons.wikimedia.org. commons.wikimedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [13] . wikidata.org.
  25. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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