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Artists›Cornelis Bega

Cornelis Bega

1630⚠

WA-00074137

PaintingBaroque

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None documented

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Publications Referenced

60%

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1 cross-verified · 5 single-source

Is PublishedPath D Subcohort4 Directory 2026-05-23· 100%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
Birth yearWikidata + Artsy· 92%
LocationArtsy + Wikidata· 85%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%

Source Registry (1)

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Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Cornelis Pietersz Bega, or Cornelis Pietersz Begijn was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver.

Source: Nga · Trust score: 40% · Updated 13d ago

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Movement

Baroque

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National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (14)

Study of a Woman, Bust Length, Facing Slightly Left and Looking Down

1661 · paper, chalk

height: 133 cm, width: 114 cm

Rijksmuseum

Boy in a Beret, Leaning Back

1661 · prepared paper, chalk

width: 145 cm, height: 156 cm

Rijksmuseum

Seated Woman, in Profile to the Right, with a Pitcher in her Right Hand

1661 · paper, chalk

width: 174 cm, height: 254 cm

Rijksmuseum

Study of a Woman, Bust Length, Wearing a Headdress, Facing Right

1660 · paper, chalk

height: 134 cm, width: 114 cm

Rijksmuseum

A Man Caressing the Young Hostess

1660 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Image: 19.8 × 16.5 cm (7 13/16 × 6 1/2 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 22.6 × 17.3 cm (8 15/16 × 6 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Seated Woman, in Profile to the Left, Wearing an Apron

1660 · paper, chalk

width: 193 cm, height: 265 cm

Rijksmuseum

Seated Woman, Facing Left and Wearing a Cap, with her Arm Slung over the Back of a Chair Left

1660 · chalk, paper

width: 215 cm, height: 344 cm

Rijksmuseum

Peasants making Music and Dancing

1650 · oil paint (paint), canvas

height: 47 cm, width: 40.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Amorous Couple

1642 · etching with engraving

Sheet: 8 x 7.2 cm (3 1/8 x 2 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Mother Seated in an Inn

1642 · etching

Sheet: 15.6 x 12.1 cm (6 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.); Platemark: 15.4 x 12 cm (6 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Young Man Caressing the Young Hostess

1640 · Etching on cream laid paper

Image: 19.7 × 16.4 cm (7 13/16 × 6 1/2 in.); Sheet: 20.5 × 16.8 cm (8 1/8 × 6 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Three Peasants by a Fireplace

1640 · Etching printed in black on paper

7.7 × 5.9 cm (3 1/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Young Innkeeper

1640 · Etching on cream laid paper

Plate: 17.4 × 15.6 cm (6 7/8 × 6 3/16 in.); Sheet: 18.2 × 16.4 cm (7 3/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Peasant Lighting his Pipe

1620 · etching with engraving

Sheet: 13.2 x 10.4 cm (5 3/16 x 4 1/8 in.); Platemark: 11 x 8.7 cm (4 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

14 published of 36 catalogued · 14 with image

Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published3 img
+ 1 more source · 22 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

The Amorous Couple
1642 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Mother Seated in an Inn
1642 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Peasant Lighting his Pipe
1620 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Seated Woman, in Profile to the Left, Wearing an Apron
1660 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Boy in a Beret, Leaning Back
1661 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Seated Woman, in Profile to the Right, with a Pitcher in her Right Hand
1661 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Study of a Woman, Bust Length, Facing Slightly Left and Looking Down
1661 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Peasants making Music and Dancing
1650 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Seated Woman, Facing Left and Wearing a Cap, with her Arm Slung over the Back of a Chair Left
1660 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Study of a Woman, Bust Length, Wearing a Headdress, Facing Right
1660 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Movements1

Baroque

Collections1

National Gallery of Art

Institutional

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In collection

National Gallery of Art

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