Willem van den Blocke

Willem van den Blocke was an architect and sculptor (1550–1628). He was born at Mechelen and died at Gdańsk.

Also recorded as Wilhelm van den Blocke; Wilhelm Von Dem Block; Wilhelm van den Block.

Willem van den Blocke in brief

Born
1550
Died
1628
Known for
architect and sculptor
Place of birth
Mechelen
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Wilhelm van den Blocke, Wilhelm Von Dem Block and Wilhelm van den Block.

He was the child of Francen van den Blocke. 3 children are recorded: Isaak van den Blocke, Abraham van den Blocke and David van den Blocke.

Catalogued works

2 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1992 to 8806.

Tomb of Stanisław Radziwiłł, dated 8806, held by Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard. Epilepsy and Persian culture : an overview / A. Vanzan, F. Paladin., dated 1992, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Blocke, Willem van den, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Willem Boy and Willem van den Blocke, Sculpture and the Nordic Region, 2017. Blocke, Abraham van den, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Blocke, van den (family), Oxford Art Online, 2003. Blocke, Izaak van den, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Franciszek Skibiński, Willem van den Blocke. A Sculptor from the Low Countries in the Baltic Region, Turnhout, 2020, 394 p., 197 ill., D/2020/0095/202, Bulletin de l’Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique, 2024.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1550Willem van den Blocke born at Mechelen.
  2. 1628Willem van den Blocke died at Gdańsk.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Blocke, Abraham van den, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Blocke, Izaak van den, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Blocke, van den (family), Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Blocke, Willem van den, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Willem Boy and Willem van den Blocke, Sculpture and the Nordic Region, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Willem van den Blocke.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Willem van den Blocke.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2145072: Willem van den Blocke

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Willem van den Blocke”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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