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
Contents
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
- 1550Willem van den Blocke born at Mechelen.
- 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.
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Blocke, van den (family), Oxford Art Online, 2003
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Willem Boy and Willem van den Blocke, Sculpture and the Nordic Region, 2017
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Willem van den Blocke.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Willem van den Blocke.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q2145072: Willem van den Blocke
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 9.
“Willem van den Blocke”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
Elsewhere in Design
6,749 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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- William A. BoringDesigner
- William AdamDesigner
- William Adams DelanoDesigner
- William Adams NicholsonDesigner
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