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Maarten van Heemskerck

Dutch painter (1498–1574)
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Summary

Maarten van Heemskerck was born on January 1, 1498[1], in Heemskerk[2]. He died on October 1, 1574[3], in Haarlem[4]. He worked as a painter[5], draftsperson[6], printmaker[7], architectural drafter[8], and designer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (954 views/month, #7,246 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: June 1, 1498[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1574[12]
  • Place of burial: Grote Kerk[13]
  • Country of citizenship: Habsburg Netherlands[14]
  • Native language: Dutch[15]
  • Occupation: visual artist[16], etcher[17], xylographer[18], copper engraver[19], carpets designer[20]
  • Field of work: painting[21]
  • Student: Cornelis van der Goude[22]
  • Notable work: Christ as the Man of Sorrows[23], Self-portrait with the Colosseum[24], Man of Sorrows[25]
  • Member of: Haarlem Guild of St. Luke[26]
  • Influenced by: Jan van Scorel[27]
  • Sex or gender: male[28]
  • Movement: Mannerism[29]
  • Genre: portrait[30], landscape painting[31], religious painting[32], history painting[33], allegory[34]
  • Commons category: Maarten van Heemskerck[35]
  • Family name: Van Heemskerk[36]
  • Given name: Maarten[37]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Maarten van Heemskerck[38]
  • Commons gallery: Maarten van Heemskerck[39]
  • Work location: Haarlem[40], Amsterdam[41], Delft[42], Mantua[43], Rome[44], Tivoli[45]
  • Student of: Jan van Scorel[46], Cornelis Willemsz[47], Jan Lucasz.[48]
  • Depicted by: Self-portrait with the Colosseum[49]
  • Described by source: The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters[50], Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste[51], Schilder-boeck[52], Lives of Flemish, German, and Dutch painters[53]

Why It Matters

Maarten van Heemskerck has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 150 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

Where was Maarten van Heemskerck born?

Maarten van Heemskerck's place of birth was Heemskerk[2].

Where did Maarten van Heemskerck die?

Maarten van Heemskerck passed away in Haarlem[4].

What did Maarten van Heemskerck do for work?

Maarten van Heemskerck worked as a painter[5], draftsperson[6], printmaker[7], architectural drafter[8], and designer[9].

Related Entities

British Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Detroit Institute of Arts Fitzwilliam Museum Gemäldegalerie Berlin Groeningemuseum Hermitage Museum Jan van Scorel J. Paul Getty Museum Kunsthistorisches Museum Mantua Metropolitan Museum of Art Museo del Prado National Gallery National Gallery of Armenia National Gallery of Art Nationalmuseum National Museum Cardiff National Museum in Warsaw Rijksmuseum Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Städel Museum Statens Museum for Kunst Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Tivoli Wallraf–Richartz Museum Walters Art Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [5] ↑ . Web umenia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [29] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  19. [30] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [31] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  21. [32] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  22. [33] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [34] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Web umenia. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [11] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [12] ↑ . Web umenia. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  32. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [22] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  10. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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