Willem Claesz. Heda

painter from the Northern Netherlands (1594–1680)
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Willem Claesz. Heda

Summary

Willem Claesz. Heda is a human[1]. He was born in Haarlem[2]. He was born on January 1, 1594[3]. He died in Haarlem[4]. He died on January 1, 1680[5]. He worked as a painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Willem Claesz. Heda was born in Haarlem[2].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda passed away in Haarlem[4].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda was born on January 1, 1594[3].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda was born on December 14, 1594[8].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda died on January 1, 1680[5].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda died on August 24, 1680[9].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda died on August 1680[10].
  • A child of Willem Claesz. Heda was Gerret Willemsz Heda[11].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda held citizenship in Dutch Republic[12].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda's professions included painter[6].
  • A notable work attributed to Willem Claesz. Heda is Breakfast Table with Blackberry Pie[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Willem Claesz. Heda is Still life with oysters, a rummer, a lemon and a silver bowl[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Willem Claesz. Heda is A Dessert[15].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda was a member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke[16].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda is recorded as male[17].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda's genre is still life[19].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda's Commons category is recorded as Willem Claesz. Heda[20].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda's family name is recorded as Claesz.[21].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda's family name is recorded as Heda[22].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda's given name is recorded as Willem[23].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Willem Claesz. Heda[24].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda's Commons gallery is recorded as Willem Claesz. Heda[25].
  • Willem Claesz. Heda's work location is recorded as Haarlem[26].
  • Pieter Claesz inspired Willem Claesz. Heda[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: NL[29]

  • Began / founded: 1594[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1680[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a25076f6-5c83-40ef-8867-dca6576a9a2a[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Willem Claesz. Heda's place of birth was Haarlem[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1594[3] and December 14, 1594[8].

Career and Affiliations

Willem Claesz. Heda worked as a painter[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Breakfast Table with Blackberry Pie[13], a painting[33], founded in 1631[34]; Still life with oysters, a rummer, a lemon and a silver bowl[14], a painting[35], founded in 1634[36]; and A Dessert[15], a painting[37], founded in 1637[38].

Personal Life

A child of Willem Claesz. Heda was Gerret Willemsz Heda[11].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1680[5], August 24, 1680[9], and August 1680[10]. Willem Claesz. Heda passed away in Haarlem[4].

Why It Matters

Willem Claesz. Heda ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Willem Claesz. Heda born?

Born in Haarlem[2], Willem Claesz. Heda…

Where did Willem Claesz. Heda die?

Willem Claesz. Heda passed away in Haarlem[4].

What did Willem Claesz. Heda do for work?

Willem Claesz. Heda worked as painter[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . RKD - Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Art UK. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . RKD - Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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