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Hans Holbein the Elder

German painter (c. 1465–1524)
Person human Q49987
Hans Holbein the Elder
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Facts

34 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
1465, 1465, 1460[12][13]
Date of death
1524
Place of birth
Augsburg, Augsburg[10]
Place of death
Basel, Issenheim[11]
Country of citizenship
Holy Roman Empire, Germany, France, Switzerland[16][17][18][19]
Occupation
painter, xylographer, illustrator, draftsperson, visual artist, artist[20]
Field of work
visual arts, painting[21][22]
Notable work
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilica San Paolo fuori le mura[23][24]
Child
Ambrosius Holbein, Hans Holbein the Younger[14][15]
Sibling
Sigmund Holbein, Anna Burgkmair
Work location
Augsburg[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[43]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Catalog
Web Gallery of Art[32]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie (19 ed.), Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste, Schilder-boeck, Lives of Flemish, German, and Dutch painters, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New International Encyclopedia, Neue Deutsche Biographie[35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Different from
Hans Holbein the Younger
End of work period
1524
Family
Holbein family[26]
Family name
Holbein[29]
Given name
Hans[30]
Has works in the collection
Städel Museum, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, National Gallery of Art, Kunstmuseum Basel, National Museum of Ancient Art, Toledo Museum of Art, Worcester Art Museum, Unterlinden Museum, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Cleveland Museum of Art, Bratislava City Gallery, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, National Gallery Prague, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Ducal Museum Gotha, Condé Museum, Staatsgalerie Altdeutsche Meister
Show all 34 facts +10
Movement
German Renaissance[27]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
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P14585
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P14608
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P14927
118552945
Relative
Mair von Landshut, Hans Burgkmair the Elder[33][34]
Residence
Augsburg[28]
Start of work period
1475
🏷️ Also known as
en h. holbein d. alt. en Hans, the elder Holbein en vom Johann Holbein dem ältern en Holbein d. Ä. en Han, the Elder Holbein en Hans, the Elder Holbein en the elder Hans Holbein en vom Hanns Holbein dem ältern en Von dem alten J. Holbein en von Hans Holbein dem alten en Holbein Le vieux en älteren Holbein en dem alten von Hans Holbein en hans, d. aelt. holbein en Hans, der Ältere Holbein en Hans Holbein en hans holbein d. a. en Hans Holbein d. Ä. en hans holbein der aeltere en Hans Holbein Der Ältere
🔖 Identifiers · 124
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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Artcyclopedia artist ID
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Artist ID of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Louvre
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Artist-info artist ID
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Artists of the World ID
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Show all 124 identifiers +112
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Artsy artist ID
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Athenaeum person ID
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BabelNet ID
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Babelio author ID
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Benezit ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Boijmans artist ID
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Bridgeman artist ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Catholic Encyclopedia ID
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Christie's creator ID
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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DFK Paris person ID
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De Agostini ID
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Described at URL
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118552945
DigitaltMuseum ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Dodis ID
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E-archiv.li ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Frankfurter Personenlexikon ID
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Freebase ID
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Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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HDS ID
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Hessian Biography person (GND) ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IdRef ID
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Interlingual Index ID
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Invaluable.com person ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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Joconde author ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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KulturNav-ID
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Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
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LIMIS person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Museum-digital ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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MutualArt artist ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLB authority ID (Belarus)
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Gallery of Art artist ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Personendatenbank Germania Sacra ID
024-01119-001
Pinakothek artist ID
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Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
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Portrait Archive ID
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Prabook ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Provenio UUID
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RA Collections ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RKDartists ID
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Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
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Roglo person ID
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Royal Academy ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SIK-ISEA person ID
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SIKART person ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Sandrart.net person ID
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Städel Museum artist ID
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Thyssen-Bornemisza artist ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Hans Holbein d. Ä.
Treccani ID
holbein-hans-il-vecchio
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
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Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
69577, 70068
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/197538
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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Web Gallery of Art artist ID
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Web umenia creator ID
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WikiArt ID
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WikiTree person ID
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Wolfram Language entity code
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WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 21
National Gallery of Art, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, National Gallery Prague, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Cleveland Museum of Art +13 more
Described by source 6
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, New International Encyclopedia, Schilder-boeck, Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste, Lives of Flemish, German, and Dutch painters
Occupation 6
artist, painter, illustrator, draftsperson, visual artist, xylographer
Country of citizenship 3
France, Switzerland, Holy Roman Empire
Child 2
Hans Holbein the Younger, Ambrosius Holbein
Children (paternal) 2
Hans Holbein the Younger, Ambrosius Holbein
Field of work 2
painting, visual arts
Mb:parent 2
Hans Holbein the Younger, Ambrosius Holbein
Place of death 2
Basel, Issenheim
Relative 2
Hans Burgkmair the Elder, Mair von Landshut
Catalog 1
Web Gallery of Art
Different from 1
Hans Holbein the Younger
Given name 1
Hans
Influenced 1
Hans Holbein the Younger
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Movement 1
German Renaissance
Named after 1
Holbein
Place of birth 1
Augsburg
Residence 1
Augsburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Sigmund Holbein
Siblings 1
Sigmund Holbein
Work location 1
Augsburg
← Different from 1
Hans Holbein the Younger
← Relative 1
Mair von Landshut
← SNARC ID 1
Pennsylvania State University
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Summary

Hans Holbein the Elder was born on 1465[1] in Augsburg[2]. He died on 1524[3] in Basel[4]. He worked as a painter[5], xylographer[6], illustrator[7], draftsperson[8], and visual artist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hans Holbein the Elder include Holbein[44], an impact crater[45].

Why It Matters

Hans Holbein the Elder has been cited as an influence by Hans Holbein the Younger[46], a painter[47], 1497–1543[48], of Holy Roman Empire[49], specialised in painting[50].

Entities named for him include Holbein[44], an impact crater[45].

FAQs

Where was Hans Holbein the Elder born?

Hans Holbein the Elder was born in Augsburg[2].

Where did Hans Holbein the Elder die?

Hans Holbein the Elder died in Basel[4].

What did Hans Holbein the Elder do for work?

Hans Holbein the Elder worked as a painter[5], xylographer[6], illustrator[7], draftsperson[8], and visual artist[9].

Who did Hans Holbein the Elder influence?

Hans Holbein the Elder has been cited as an influence by Hans Holbein the Younger[46].

Related Entities

Cleveland Museum of Art Condé Museum France Gemäldegalerie Berlin Hamburger Kunsthalle Hans Holbein the Younger Holy Roman Empire Issenheim Kunsthistorisches Museum National Gallery of Art National Museum of Ancient Art Städel Museum Switzerland Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum visual arts

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Artists of the World. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Web umenia. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . Artists of the World. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] ↑ . Web umenia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Commons Creator page. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  11. 18w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  17. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → —
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