Pieter Symonsz Potter

Dutch Golden Age painter (1597-1652)
Person human Q2147172
Pieter Symonsz Potter
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Pieter Symonsz Potter

Summary

Pieter Symonsz Potter is a human[1]. He was born in Enkhuizen[2]. He was born on January 1, 1597[3]. He passed away in Amsterdam[4]. He died on October 4, 1652[5]. He worked as a painter[6], draftsperson[7], stained-glass artist[8], and gold leather-maker[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's place of birth was Enkhuizen[2].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter passed away in Amsterdam[4].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter was born on January 1, 1597[3].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter died on October 4, 1652[5].
  • A child of Pieter Symonsz Potter was Paulus Potter[11].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter held citizenship in Dutch Republic[12].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's professions included painter[6].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter worked as a draftsperson[7].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter worked as a stained-glass artist[8].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter worked as a gold leather-maker[9].
  • A notable student of Pieter Symonsz Potter was Paulus Potter[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Pieter Symonsz Potter is A musical company in an interior[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Pieter Symonsz Potter is Perseus and Andromeda. Allegory of the liberation of the Netherlands by Prince Frederik Hendrik[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Pieter Symonsz Potter is Vanitas still life[16].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter is recorded as male[17].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's genre is portrait[19].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's Commons category is recorded as Pieter Symonsz. Potter[20].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's family name is recorded as Potter[21].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's given name is recorded as Pieter[22].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's Commons gallery is recorded as Pieter Symonsz. Potter[23].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's depicted by is recorded as Q60448410[24].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's described by source is recorded as The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters[25].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[26].
  • Pieter Symonsz Potter's Commons Creator page is recorded as Pieter Symonsz. Potter[27].

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Origins and Family

Pieter Symonsz Potter was born in Enkhuizen[2]. He was born on January 1, 1597[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], draftsperson[7], stained-glass artist[8], and gold leather-maker[9]. A notable student of Pieter Symonsz Potter was Paulus Potter[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include A musical company in an interior[14], a painting[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1630[30]; Perseus and Andromeda. Allegory of the liberation of the Netherlands by Prince Frederik Hendrik[15], a painting[31], in Netherlands[32], founded in 1642[33]; and Vanitas still life[16], a painting[34], in Netherlands[35], founded in 1646[36].

Personal Life

A child of Pieter Symonsz Potter was Paulus Potter[11].

Death and Burial

Pieter Symonsz Potter died on October 4, 1652[5]. He died in Amsterdam[4].

Why It Matters

Pieter Symonsz Potter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Pieter Symonsz Potter born?

Pieter Symonsz Potter was born in Enkhuizen[2].

Where did Pieter Symonsz Potter die?

Pieter Symonsz Potter passed away in Amsterdam[4].

What did Pieter Symonsz Potter do for work?

Pieter Symonsz Potter worked as painter[6], draftsperson[7], stained-glass artist[8], and gold leather-maker[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] . wikidata.org.
  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. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters
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    Occupation painter, draftsperson, stained-glass artist +1
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