File:Man Writing a Letter by Gabriël Metsu.jpg

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Gabriel Metsu: Man Writing a Letter  wikidata:Q948277 reasonator:Q948277
Artist
Gabriel Metsu  (1629–1667)  wikidata:Q355213
 
Gabriel Metsu
Alternative names
Gabriël Metsue, Gabriël Metzu, Gabriël Metzue
Description Dutch painter and visual artist
Date of birth/death January 1629 Edit this at Wikidata 24 October 1667 (buried)
Location of birth/death Leiden Edit this at Wikidata Amsterdam Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Leiden (1644-1655), Amsterdam (ca. 1657-1677)
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creator QS:P170,Q355213
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Title
Dutch:
Briefschrijvende jongeman bij geopend venster Edit this at Wikidata

Man Writing a Letter
title QS:P1476,nl:"Briefschrijvende jongeman bij geopend venster Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lnl,"Briefschrijvende jongeman bij geopend venster Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Les,"Hombre escribiendo una carta"
label QS:Lja,"手紙を書く男"
label QS:Lfr,"Homme écrivant une lettre"
label QS:Larz,"رجل يكتب رساله"
label QS:Lpl,"Mężczyzna piszący list i Kobieta czytająca list"
label QS:Lml,"മാൻ റൈറ്റിങ് എ ലെറ്റെർ"
label QS:Len,"Man Writing a Letter"
label QS:Lzh,"寫信的男人"
label QS:Lde,"Mann schreibt einen Brief"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre genre art Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1665 Edit this at Wikidata
Medium oil on panel Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 52.5 cm (20.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 40.2 cm (15.8 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+52.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+40.2U174728
institution QS:P195,Q2018379
Accession number
NGI.4536 (National Gallery of Ireland) Edit this at Wikidata
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Source/Photographer National Gallery of Ireland

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