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Signature of Quirijn van Brekelenkam

Quirijn van Brekelenkam

Dutch painter (1622-1668)

† 1668 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Rijksmuseum, National Gallery, Museo del Prado, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum; cross-wiki notability: 14 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Rijksmuseum · National Gallery · Museo del Prado · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · J. Paul Getty Museum
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Quirijn van Brekelenkam was born in 1622 in South Holland and died in 1668 in Leiden, aged about 46. Recorded occupations: painter and artist. Country of citizenship: Dutch Republic. Notable works include “An Old Woman Bleeding a Young Woman, known as 'The Bloodletting'”, “Interior with Fisherman and Man beside a Bobbin and Spool” and “Interior with two men by the fire”.

At a glance
Born
1622 · South Holland
Died
1668 · Leiden
Age at death
about 46
Citizenship
Dutch Republic
Occupations
painter, artist
Notable works
An Old Woman Bleeding a Young Woman, known as 'The Bloodletting', Interior with Fisherman and Man beside a Bobbin and Spool, Interior with two men by the fire
Wikipedia editions
14 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Quirijn van Brekelenkam'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 1668 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 7 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q2123501 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Quirijn van Brekelenkam on Wikipedia.

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