Jan Victors

Dutch Golden Age painter (1619–1676)
Person human Q1357477
Jan Victors
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Jan Victors

Summary

Jan Victors is a human[1]. His place of birth was Amsterdam[2]. He was born on June 13, 1619[3]. He passed away in Dutch East Indies[4]. He died on 1670[5]. He worked as a painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Amsterdam[2], Jan Victors…
  • Jan Victors died in Dutch East Indies[4].
  • Jan Victors was born on June 13, 1619[3].
  • Jan Victors died on 1670[5].
  • Jan Victors died on 1676[8].
  • Jan Victors held citizenship in Dutch Republic[9].
  • Jan Victors's professions included painter[6].
  • Jan Victors's field of work was painting[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan Victors is Joseph interpreting the dreams of the baker and the butler[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan Victors is The greengrocer at the sign of 'De Buyscool'[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Jan Victors is The swine butcher[13].
  • Jan Victors's religion is recorded as Protestantism[14].
  • Jan Victors is recorded as male[15].
  • Jan Victors's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jan Victors is associated with the realism movement[17].
  • Jan Victors's genre is portrait[18].
  • Jan Victors's Commons category is recorded as Jan Victors[19].
  • Jan Victors's given name is recorded as Jan[20].
  • Jan Victors's Commons gallery is recorded as Jan Victors[21].
  • Jan Victors's work location is recorded as Amsterdam[22].
  • Jan Victors studied under Rembrandt[23].
  • Jan Victors's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[24].
  • Jan Victors's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Jan Victors's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[26].
  • Jan Victors's Commons Creator page is recorded as Jan Victors[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan Victors was born in Amsterdam[2]. He was born on June 13, 1619[3].

Education

Jan Victors studied under Rembrandt[23].

Career and Affiliations

Jan Victors worked as a painter[6]. His field of work was painting[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Joseph interpreting the dreams of the baker and the butler[11], a painting[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1648[30]; The greengrocer at the sign of 'De Buyscool'[12], a painting[31], in Netherlands[32], founded in 1654[33]; and The swine butcher[13], a painting[34], in Netherlands[35], founded in 1648[36].

Personal Life

Jan Victors's religion is recorded as Protestantism[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 1670[5] and 1676[8]. Jan Victors died in Dutch East Indies[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Victors ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Jan Victors born?

Jan Victors's place of birth was Amsterdam[2].

Where did Jan Victors die?

Jan Victors passed away in Dutch East Indies[4].

What did Jan Victors do for work?

Jan Victors worked as painter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . rkd.nl. rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation painter
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  2. 17d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
    Languages spoken, written or signed Dutch
    Occupation
    Described by source Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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