Jacob Ochtervelt

Dutch Golden Age painter (1634-1682)
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Summary

Jacob Ochtervelt was born on January 1, 1634[1], in Rotterdam[2]. He died on January 1, 1682[3], in Amsterdam[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: February 1634[7], February 1, 1634[8]
  • Place of burial: Heilige Stede[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Dutch Republic[10]
  • Notable work: The players[11], Company with Dancing Dog[12], The Sleeping Officer[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Genre: genre painting[15]
  • Commons category: Jacob Ochtervelt[16]
  • Given name: Jacob[17]
  • Commons gallery: Jacob Ochtervelt[18]
  • Work location: Haarlem[19], Rotterdam[20], Amsterdam[21]
  • Described by source: The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters[22], Svensk uppslagsbok[23], The New Theatre of Dutch Painters[24], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[27]
  • Commons Creator page: Jacob Ochtervelt[28]
  • Date of burial or cremation: May 1, 1682[29]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[30]
  • Has works in the collection: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen[31], Städel Museum[32], Art Institute of Chicago[33], The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art[34]

Why It Matters

Jacob Ochtervelt has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Jacob Ochtervelt born?

Jacob Ochtervelt was born in Rotterdam[2].

Where did Jacob Ochtervelt die?

Jacob Ochtervelt passed away in Amsterdam[4].

What did Jacob Ochtervelt do for work?

Jacob Ochtervelt worked as a painter[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Art UK. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Art UK. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 3B51-ADE9-925A-6950-0B39
    Date of birth → +1634-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1634-02-00T00:00:00Z, +1634-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'bcl', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'ja',
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  2. 8w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Museum-digital id → 217058, 52111, 224724
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  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → genre painting
    Described by source → The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters, Svensk uppslagsbok, The New Theatre of Dutch Painters +2
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
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