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The Ugly Duchess

painting by Quentin Matsys
VisualArtwork painting Q2706250
The Ugly Duchess
Quinten Metsys · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Ugly Duchess

Summary

The Ugly Duchess is a painting[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ugly Duchess is the creator of Quinten Metsys[3].
  • The Ugly Duchess's instance of is recorded as painting[4].
  • The Ugly Duchess's genre is portrait[5].
  • The Ugly Duchess's depicts is recorded as woman[6].
  • The Ugly Duchess is made of oil paint[7].
  • The Ugly Duchess is made of oakwood[8].
  • The Ugly Duchess's collection is recorded as National Gallery[9].
  • The Ugly Duchess's inventory number is recorded as NG5769[10].
  • The Ugly Duchess took place at National Gallery[11].
  • The Ugly Duchess's Commons category is recorded as The Ugly Duchess by Quentin Matsys[12].
  • The Ugly Duchess's catalog code is recorded as 52[13].
  • The Ugly Duchess's catalog code is recorded as 32A[14].
  • 1513 marks the founding of The Ugly Duchess[15].
  • 1513 marks the founding of The Ugly Duchess[16].
  • The Ugly Duchess's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 31D15:61BB[17].
  • The Ugly Duchess's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 31A2422[18].
  • The Ugly Duchess's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 61B(+52)[19].
  • The Ugly Duchess's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 31D17[20].
  • The Ugly Duchess's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "An Old Woman ('The Ugly Duchess')"}[21].
  • The Ugly Duchess's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+64.2'}[22].
  • The Ugly Duchess's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+45.4'}[23].
  • The Ugly Duchess's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Ugly Duchess is the creator of Quinten Metsys[3].

Publication

The Ugly Duchess's genre is portrait[5].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[7] and oakwood[8]. The Ugly Duchess took place at National Gallery[11].

Why It Matters

The Ugly Duchess has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

National Gallery public domain Quinten Metsys

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Art UK website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . nationalgallery.org.uk. nationalgallery.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · BotMultichillT bot · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Made from material → oil paint, oakwood
    Copyright status → public domain
    Location → National Gallery
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P186]]: [[Q106857823]], [[Wikidata:WikiProject sum of all paintings/Made from material#Normalization|Made from material normalization for paintings]] for painting s"
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