Han van Meegeren

1889 to 1947 14 documented presences 11 places

Quo Fuit places 14 dated presences for Han van Meegeren across 11 places, from 1907 to 1943. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Henricus Antonius "Han" van Meegeren (10 October 1889 – 30 December 1947) was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA

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Where Han van Meegeren was documented, and when

1907year

Delft University of Technologyattested “Van Meegeren's father did not share his son's love of art; he often forced Han to write a hundred times, "I know nothing, I am nothing, I am capable of nothing." Instead, Han's father compelled him to study architecture at the Delft Univ…” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1907year

Delftattested “Van Meegeren's father did not share his son's love of art; he often forced Han to write a hundred times, "I know nothing, I am nothing, I am capable of nothing." Instead, Han's father compelled him to study architecture at the Delft Univ…” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

26 August 1912exact date

Rijswijkattested “The couple initially lived with de Voogt's grandmother in Rijswijk, and their son Jacques Henri Emil van Meegeren was born there on 26 August 1912.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1913year

The Hagueattested “In 1913, Van Meegeren gave up his architecture studies and concentrated on drawing and painting at the art school in The Hague.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

8 January 1913exact date

Rotterdamattested “On 8 January 1913, he received the prestigious Gold Medal from the Technical University in Delft for his Study of the Interior of the Church of Saint Lawrence (Laurenskerk) in Rotterdam.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

8 January 1913exact date

Delftattested “On 8 January 1913, he received the prestigious Gold Medal from the Technical University in Delft for his Study of the Interior of the Church of Saint Lawrence (Laurenskerk) in Rotterdam.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1914year

The Hagueattested “In 1914, Van Meegeren moved his family to Scheveningen and completed the diploma examination at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, which allowed him to teach.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1914year

Scheveningenattested “In 1914, Van Meegeren moved his family to Scheveningen and completed the diploma examination at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, which allowed him to teach.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1914year

Royal Academy of Art (The Hague)attested “In 1914, Van Meegeren moved his family to Scheveningen and completed the diploma examination at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, which allowed him to teach.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1914year

Royal Academyattested “In 1914, Van Meegeren moved his family to Scheveningen and completed the diploma examination at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, which allowed him to teach.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1928year

Woerdenattested “He married actress Johanna Theresia Oerlemans, with whom he had been living for the previous three years, in Woerden in 1928.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1938year

Niceattested “In 1938, Van Meegeren moved to Nice, buying a 12-bedroom estate at Les Arènes de Cimiez with the proceeds from the sale of the painting.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1940year

Amsterdamattested “After a short stay in Amsterdam, he moved to the village of Laren in 1940.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

December 1943month

Amsterdamattested “In December 1943, the Van Meegerens moved to the exclusive Keizersgracht 321 in Amsterdam.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

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Places Han van Meegeren is documented in

Amsterdam2 presences · 1940 to 1943 The Hague2 presences · 1913 to 1914

Delft2 presences · 1907 to 1913

Nice1 presence · 1938 Rotterdam1 presence · 1913 Royal Academy1 presence · 1914

Delft University of Technology1 presence · 1907

Rijswijk1 presence · 1912

Royal Academy of Art (The Hague)1 presence · 1914

Scheveningen1 presence · 1914

Woerden1 presence · 1928

Other places tied to Han van Meegeren in the record

In each of these, a source puts Han van Meegeren and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Han van Meegeren was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.

May 1917month

The Haguementioned “Van Meegeren's first exhibition was held from April to May 1917 at the Kunstzaal Pictura in the Hague.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1921year

Netherlandsmentioned “The painting, Hertje (The Fawn or The Deer), was completed in 1921, and became popular in the Netherlands.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1936year

Berlinmentioned “Following a journey to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Van Meegeren painted The Supper at Emmaus.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1936year

Emmausmentioned “Following a journey to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Van Meegeren painted The Supper at Emmaus.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

September 1937month

Emmausmentioned “In September 1937, Bredius examined The Supper at Emmaus and, writing in The Burlington Magazine, he accepted it as a genuine Vermeer and praised it very highly as "the masterpiece of Johannes Vermeer of Delft".” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1938year

Rotterdammentioned “In 1938, the piece was highlighted in a special exhibition for Queen Wilhelmina's Jubilee at a Rotterdam museum, along with 450 Dutch old masters dating from 1400 to 1800.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

September 1939month

Netherlandsmentioned “He returned to the Netherlands in September 1939 as the Second World War threatened.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

1946year

Laren, North Hollandmentioned “In a 1946 interview, he told Marie Louise Doudart de la Grée that he owned 52 houses and 15 country houses around Laren, among them grachtenhuizen, mansions along Amsterdam's canals.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

29 October 1947exact date

Amsterdammentioned “The trial of Han van Meegeren began on 29 October 1947 in Room 4 of the Regional Court in Amsterdam.” source: Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

Documented at the same place, the same year

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Sources

Wikipedia: Han van Meegeren

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