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The People's Census at Bethlehem

painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Old Masters Museum Brussels
VisualArtwork painting Q375216
The People's Census at Bethlehem
Pieter Brueghel the Elder · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The People's Census at Bethlehem

Summary

The People's Census at Bethlehem is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The People's Census at Bethlehem is the creator of Pieter Brueghel the Elder[3].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's religion is recorded as Christianity[4].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's instance of is recorded as painting[5].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's genre is religious art[6].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's based on is recorded as Luke 2[7].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's based on is recorded as Gospel of Luke[8].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as Mary[9].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as woman[10].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as Bethlehem[11].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as Joseph[12].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as census[13].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as snow[14].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as pig[15].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as hay[16].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as cart[17].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as barrel[18].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as top[19].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as snowball[20].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as donkey[21].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as cow[22].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as tree[23].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as house[24].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as ice skate[25].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as sledding[26].
  • The People's Census at Bethlehem's depicts is recorded as castle ruin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The People's Census at Bethlehem is the creator of Pieter Brueghel the Elder[3].

Publication

The People's Census at Bethlehem's genre is religious art[6].

Subject and Themes

The People's Census at Bethlehem's main subject is Mary and Joseph are registered in the census at Bethlehem[28].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[29] and oak panel[30]. The People's Census at Bethlehem took place at Oldmasters Museum[31].

Why It Matters

The People's Census at Bethlehem ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Gospel of Luke Mary Pieter Brueghel the Elder public domain Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . kmska.be. Retrieved . kmska.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . artsandculture.google.com. Retrieved . artsandculture.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . fine-arts-museum.be. Retrieved . fine-arts-museum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . fine-arts-museum.be. Retrieved . fine-arts-museum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . artsandculture.google.com. Retrieved . artsandculture.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Angal26 · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Luke 2, Gospel of Luke
    Instance of → —
    Collection → Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
    Main subject → Mary and Joseph are registered in the census at Bethlehem
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4905]]: 776"
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