Jan van Kessel the Elder

Flemish painter (1626–1679)
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Jan van Kessel the Elder

Summary

Jan van Kessel the Elder is a human[1]. He was born in Antwerp[2]. He was born on April 5, 1626[3]. He died in Antwerp[4]. He died on January 1, 1679[5]. He worked as a painter[6], draftsperson[7], and artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jan van Kessel the Elder was born in Antwerp[2].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder passed away in Antwerp[4].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder was born on April 5, 1626[3].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder died on January 1, 1679[5].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder died on April 17, 1679[10].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder died on December 22, 1679[11].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder's father was Hieronymus van Kessel[12].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder's mother was Paschasia Brueghel[13].
  • Among Jan van Kessel the Elder's spouses was Marie van Apshoven[14].
  • A child of Jan van Kessel the Elder was Jan van Kessel the Younger[15].
  • A child of Jan van Kessel the Elder was Ferdinand van Kessel the Elder[16].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder held citizenship in Habsburg Netherlands[17].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder worked as a painter[6].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder worked as a draftsperson[7].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder's professions included artist[8].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder's field of work was painting[18].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder's field of work was Baroque painting[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan van Kessel the Elder is Insects and Fruit[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan van Kessel the Elder is The Kloveniersburgwal with the Bushuis[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan van Kessel the Elder is Emblems of War[22].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder was a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke[23].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder was influenced by Jan Brueghel the Elder[24].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder is recorded as male[25].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Jan van Kessel the Elder's family is recorded as Brueghel[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jan van Kessel the Elder was born in Antwerp[2]. He was born on April 5, 1626[3]. His father was Hieronymus van Kessel[12]. His mother was Paschasia Brueghel[13].

Education

Jan van Kessel the Elder studied under Hieronymus van Kessel[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], draftsperson[7], and artist[8]. Fields of work include painting[18], a method[29] and Baroque painting[19], a painting movement[30], founded in 1600[31].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Insects and Fruit[20], a painting[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1660[34]; The Kloveniersburgwal with the Bushuis[21], a painting[35], founded in 1672[36]; and Emblems of War[22], a painting[37].

Personal Life

Jan van Kessel the Elder was married to Marie van Apshoven[14]. Children include Jan van Kessel the Younger[15], a painter[38], 1654–1708[39], of Habsburg Netherlands[40] and Ferdinand van Kessel the Elder[16], a painter[41], 1648–1696[42], of Habsburg Netherlands[43], specialised in painting[44].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1679[5], April 17, 1679[10], and December 22, 1679[11]. Jan van Kessel the Elder died in Antwerp[4].

Why It Matters

Jan van Kessel the Elder ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 111 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

He has been cited as an influence by Ferdinand van Kessel the Elder[47], a painter[48], 1648–1696[49], of Habsburg Netherlands[50], specialised in painting[51].

FAQs

Where was Jan van Kessel the Elder born?

Jan van Kessel the Elder was born in Antwerp[2].

Where did Jan van Kessel the Elder die?

Jan van Kessel the Elder passed away in Antwerp[4].

Who were Jan van Kessel the Elder's parents?

Jan van Kessel the Elder's father was Hieronymus van Kessel[12]. Jan van Kessel the Elder's mother was Paschasia Brueghel[13].

Who was Jan van Kessel the Elder married to?

Jan van Kessel the Elder's spouses include Marie van Apshoven[14].

What did Jan van Kessel the Elder do for work?

Jan van Kessel the Elder worked as painter[6], draftsperson[7], and artist[8].

Who did Jan van Kessel the Elder influence?

Jan van Kessel the Elder has been cited as an influence by Ferdinand van Kessel the Elder[47].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11h ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 3476-9DA7-18DD-A5FC-10CB
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  2. 21d ago · Vincent Steenberg · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Portrait of Jan van Kessel (I).jpg
    Museum-digital id → 224476, 216870
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Portrait of Jan van Kessel (I).jpg"
  3. 5w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Museum-digital id → 224476, 216870
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12597]]: 224476, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269046|batch #269046]]"
  4. 11w ago · Hannolans · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Museo del Prado +58
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6379]]: [[Q685038]], Add works in collection based on a work"
  5. 11w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 121859223
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14608]]: 121859223, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  6. 12w ago · YukiKoKo · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family → Brueghel
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P53]]: [[Q831090]]"
  7. 12w ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-jan-van-kessel-th
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-jan-van-kessel-the-elder, Add described at URL (P973) to sourced Solis Prints artist page; language English ("
  8. 13w ago · Hannolans · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Museo del Prado +58
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6379]]: [[Q1319378]], Add works in collection based on a work"
  9. 16w ago · YukiKoKo · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → van Kessel
    Student of → Hieronymus van Kessel
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ [[Property:P26]]: [[Q59392523]]"
  10. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, draftsperson, artist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
  11. 18w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02265206
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp00566802, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  12. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → painting, Baroque painting
    Mother → Paschasia Brueghel
    Work location → Antwerp
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Dutch
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30850|batch #30850]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (6)"
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