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Jan van Goyen

Dutch landscape painter (1596-1656)
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Jan van Goyen
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Summary

Jan van Goyen was born on January 13, 1596[1], in Leiden[2]. He died on April 27, 1656[3], in The Hague[4]. He worked as a painter[5], art dealer[6], and graphic artist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (685 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Child: Grietje Van Goyen[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Dutch Republic[10]
  • Field of work: painting[11]
  • Student: Adriaen van der Cabel[12], Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem[13], Jan Steen[14]
  • Notable work: Estuary with Sailing Boats[15], Riverview[16], Seascape with Duiventil and Hooiberg[17]
  • Member of: Haarlem Guild of St. Luke[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Movement: Dutch Golden Age painting[20]
  • Genre: landscape painting[21]
  • Commons category: Jan van Goyen[22]
  • Given name: Jan[23]
  • Commons gallery: Jan van Goyen[24]
  • Work location: Leiden[25], Hoorn[26], France[27], Haarlem[28], The Hague[29], Kleve[30]
  • Student of: Esaias van de Velde[31]
  • Depicted by: Portrait of Jan van Goyen[32]
  • Described by source: The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters[33], Nordisk familjebok[34], Lives of Flemish, German, and Dutch painters[35], The Lives of Dutch painters and paintresses[36], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[37], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[38], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[42], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[43]

Why It Matters

Jan van Goyen has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 208 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Jan van Goyen born?

Jan van Goyen's place of birth was Leiden[2].

Where did Jan van Goyen die?

Jan van Goyen died in The Hague[4].

What did Jan van Goyen do for work?

Jan van Goyen worked as a painter[5], art dealer[6], and graphic artist[7].

Related Entities

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Albertina Ashmolean Museum Bode Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Detroit Institute of Arts Dutch Republic Fitzwilliam Museum France Gemäldegalerie Berlin Groeningemuseum Hamburger Kunsthalle Hermitage Museum Israel Museum Jan Steen J. Paul Getty Museum Kröller-Müller Museum Kunsthaus Zürich Kunsthistorisches Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Musée Fabre Museo del Prado Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston National Gallery National Gallery of Armenia National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Ireland National Gallery of Victoria

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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