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Georg Flegel

German Baroque painter (1566-1638)

Georg Flegel has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 1566 in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Born

in 1566

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Died: March 23, 1638

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Birthplace: Olomouc, Czech Republic
Professions: botanical illustrator, painter
Citizenship: Germany

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: in 1566 (Benezit Dictionary of Artists; Czech National Authority Database; British Museum person-institution thesaurus; ArtCyclopedia; mutualart.com; Art UK painters database; Frick Art Research Library Photoarchive; Art Renewal Center; Bibliography of the History of the Czech Lands; Web umenia; Open Library; The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950; CONOR.SI; NUKAT; MAK; Integrated Authority File; Faceted Application of Subject Terminology; BnF authorities; Athenaeum; Flegel, Georg) or in 1563 (kmska.be).

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in 1563

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Source: kmska.be

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Where was Georg Flegel born?

Georg Flegel was born in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

When did Georg Flegel die?

Georg Flegel died on March 23, 1638.