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The Idiot by the Pond

painting by Frits Van den Berghe
VisualArtwork painting Q21679923
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Summary

The Idiot by the Pond is a painting[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Frits Van den Berghe[3]
  • Made from material: oil paint[4], canvas[5]
  • Collection: Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)[6]
  • Inventory number: 1962-C[7]
  • Location: Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)[8]
  • Part of: list of masterpieces of Flanders[9]
  • Commons category: De idioot bij de vijver - Frits Van den Berghe[10]
  • Catalog code: 206[11], 431[12]
  • Inception: January 1, 1926[13]
  • Title: De idioot bij de vijver[14], L'Idiot devant l'étang[15], The Idiot by the Pond[16]
  • Height: 111.8 cm[17]
  • Width: 95.8 cm[18]
  • IIIF manifest URL: https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/150/manifest.json[19]
  • Copyright status: public domain[20]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . mskgent.be. Retrieved . mskgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . mskgent.be. Retrieved . mskgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . mskgent.be. Retrieved . mskgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . mskgent.be. Retrieved . mskgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . mskgent.be. Retrieved . mskgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . mskgent.be. Retrieved . mskgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . topstukken.vlaanderen.be. topstukken.vlaanderen.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . mskgent.be. Retrieved . mskgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . mskgent.be. Retrieved . mskgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . mskgent.be. Retrieved . mskgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . mskgent.be. Retrieved . mskgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . mskgent.be. Retrieved . mskgent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 18w ago · Jozefdvl · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Q31
    Heritage designation → Q140066483
    Instance of → painting
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||3 */ edit of 499 masterpieces of the Flemish Community list of masterpieces (addition of heritage designation & correction of 'instance of') (["
  2. 18w ago · Jozefdvl · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flemish community masterpieces list item id → 1de91b88-d7fa-4811-b878-e3ff4e278921
    Catalog code → 206, 431
    Image → De idioot bij de vijver, Frits Van den Berghe, 1926, Koninkl, Frits Van den Berghe - The Idiot by the Pond - 1962-C - Muse
    Creator → Frits Van den Berghe
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nl */ addition of data to 305 masterpieces of the Flemish Community list of masterpieces ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/3186ca8a9e4|details]])"
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