Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem

Dutch painter (1622–1683)

† 1683 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Rijksmuseum, National Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 22 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Art Institute of Chicago · Rijksmuseum · National Gallery · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · J. Paul Getty Museum · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem was born on October 1, 1620 in Haarlem and died on February 18, 1683 in Amsterdam, aged 62. Recorded occupations: painter, graphic artist, visual artist and cartographer. Country of citizenship: Dutch Republic. Associated movement: Baroque. Fields of work: visual arts. Notable works include “The infancy of Zeus”, “Wild boar hunt” and “Shepherds beside Roman ruins”. Member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.

At a glance

Born: October 1, 1620 · Haarlem
Died: February 18, 1683 · Amsterdam
Age at death: 62
Citizenship: Dutch Republic
Occupations: painter, graphic artist, visual artist, cartographer
Movements: Baroque
Notable works: The infancy of Zeus, Wild boar hunt, Shepherds beside Roman ruins
Wikipedia editions: 22 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1683 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 11 major museums.

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