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Frans Pourbus the Elder

Flemish painter (1545–1581)
Person Human Q1445472
Frans Pourbus the Elder
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1545
Date of death
September 29, 1581, September 19, 1581[7]
Place of birth
Bruges
Place of death
Antwerp
Country of citizenship
Habsburg Netherlands[11]
Occupation
painter, visual artist
Notable work
Portrait of a Knight of the Order of Calatrava, probably of the Sorias or Soreau Lineage (Sorel)[12]
Father
Pieter Pourbus[8]
Spouse
Suzanna Floris[9]
Child
Frans Pourbus the Younger[10]
Genre
portrait[14]
Work location
Antwerp, Ghent, Antwerp[16][17]
Student of
Pieter Pourbus, Frans Floris (I)[18][19]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Schilder-boeck, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20][21][22]
Given name
Frans[15]
Has works in the collection
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), National Galleries Scotland, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Rijksmuseum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Hermitage Museum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Slovak National Gallery, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Wallace Collection, Museum of Grenoble, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Manchester Art Gallery, Holburne Museum, Waddesdon Manor, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Liechtenstein Museum, Residenzgalerie Salzburg, Musea Brugge, Liege Fine Arts Museum, Scottish National Gallery[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Franz Pourbus d. Aelt. en Franz Pourbus der Ältere en franz pourbus d. ae. en Franz Pourbus en franz pourbus en Frans d. Ä. Pourbus en frans de pourbus d. ae. en Frans, Der Ältere Pourbus en Frans (I) Pourbus en Frans I Pourbus en Frans, I Pourbus en Frans Poelibus en Frans Porbus en Frans Pourbus en Frans Pourbus D. A. en Frans Pourbus D.A. en Frans Pourbus d. Ä. en Frans Pourbus d. Ae. en frans pourbus d. alt. en Frans Pourbus der Ältere
🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
0000000080211510
VIAF cluster ID
88877877
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2018059633
GND ID
137350872
Art Renewal Center artist ID
4852
Art UK artist ID
pourbus-the-elder-frans-15451581
Artists of the World ID
00136156
Artnet artist ID
frans-pourbus-the-elder
AskArt person ID
11062524
BVPB authority ID
91694
Benezit ID
B00145253
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14959620r
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Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
03396503
Boijmans artist ID
14633
British Museum person or institution ID
42514
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
pourbus-frans
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01166273
Christie's creator ID
39988
DBNL author ID
pour003
DDB person (GND) ID
137350872
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
137350872
Dictionnaire des peintres belges ID
4345
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
137350872
DigitaltMuseum ID
021039689878
ECARTICO person ID
6119
Freebase ID
/m/0gp5cr
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004459649707141
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0gp5cr
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Frans_Pourbus_-_den_eldre
ICCD agent ID
588d4300f988401ce8c724cfdadd278c
IdRef ID
226780074
Invaluable.com person ID
2lfuwy541w
J9U entity ID
987007502516105171
KBR person ID
14453105
KSW person ID
82835
KulturNav-ID
3a912823-37f0-42e7-a43c-d40e9c3f6ba1
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
1737
Museum-digital person/organization ID
15752
MutualArt artist ID
65D267B154209B7E
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001449131
National Library of Portugal ID
277256
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp88150
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
100625657
Norwegian National Museum producer ID
53893
Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID
051-02244-001
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
105
Pinakothek artist ID
o5xr03PG7X
Prabook ID
2445222
RKDartists ID
64549
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
195800
Sandrart.net person ID
4254
Treccani ID
pourbus-frans-il-vecchio
Union List of Artist Names ID
500024001
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/184233, 495/129195
Web Gallery of Art artist ID
p/pourbus/frans_e
Web umenia creator ID
8067
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcKFJ9jgYCvJBhDdpdYT3
Yale LUX ID
person/0d6683c4-2ef5-489d-ac0e-218c6687b24f

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 27
Hermitage Museum, Rijksmuseum, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen +19 more
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Schilder-boeck
Work location 3
Antwerp, Antwerp, Ghent
Occupation 2
painter, visual artist
Students 2
Frans Pourbus the Younger, Geldorp Gortzius
Child 1
Frans Pourbus the Younger
Children (paternal) 1
Frans Pourbus the Younger
Country of citizenship 1
Habsburg Netherlands
Father 1
Pieter Pourbus
Genre 1
portrait
Given name 1
Frans
Instance of 1
human
Parent of 1
Pieter Pourbus
Place of birth 1
Bruges
Place of death 1
Antwerp
Sex or gender 1
male
Student of 1
Pieter Pourbus
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Summary

Frans Pourbus the Elder was born on 1545[1] in Bruges[2]. He died on September 29, 1581[3], in Antwerp[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and visual artist[6].

FAQs

Where was Frans Pourbus the Elder born?

Frans Pourbus the Elder's place of birth was Bruges[2].

Where did Frans Pourbus the Elder die?

Frans Pourbus the Elder passed away in Antwerp[4].

Who were Frans Pourbus the Elder's parents?

Frans Pourbus the Elder's father was Pieter Pourbus[8].

Who was Frans Pourbus the Elder married to?

Frans Pourbus the Elder's spouses include Suzanna Floris[9].

What did Frans Pourbus the Elder do for work?

Frans Pourbus the Elder worked as a painter[5] and visual artist[6].

Related Entities

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Bruges Gemäldegalerie Berlin Hermitage Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum Museum of Fine Arts Boston National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Rijksmuseum Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Wallace Collection

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  3. [13] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [7] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 8d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BVPB authority ID → 91694
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  2. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/184233, 495/129195
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  4. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 23w ago · Hannolans · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Philadelphia Museum of Art +2
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  7. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Portrait of a Knight of the Order of Calatrava, probably of
    Occupation → painter, visual artist
    Instance of → human
    Described by source → Schilder-boeck, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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