Willem Key

Flemish · 1510–1568 · Painter, Draughtsman

Flemish painter (1515–1568)

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Portrait eines Mannes mit rotem BartGrisebach · Jul 2015€72,500≈ $80,446≈ £51,489Sign up to see
Portrait of Robert de Croÿ, Bishop of CambraiLempertz · May 2025€30,240≈ $33,851≈ £25,484Sign up to see
Portrait of a Gentleman in a Black BeretLempertz · May 2016€13,640≈ $15,303≈ £10,504Sign up to see

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Flemish painter (1515–1568)

Born 1510, BredaDied 1568, AntwerpOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q1827660 ↗ULAN 500003523 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as Kay, Key, W. Kay, Willem Kaeij, Willem Kaij, Willem Kay, Willhelmus Kay, William Adriaensz. Key

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Willem Key, Portrait of Antoine Perrenot, Cardinal de Granvelle, Minister to Charles V and Philip II — **Portrait of Antoine Perrenot, Cardinal de Granvelle, Minister to Charles V and Philip II**1565
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Willem Key, Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander — **Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander**1560
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum

Willem Key, Portrait of a Protestant minister of religion — **Portrait of a Protestant minister of religion**1563
Art Gallery of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of New South Wales

Willem Key, Portrait of a Man — **Portrait of a Man**1551
Statens Museum for Kunst ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Statens Museum for Kunst

Willem Key, Portrait of a Gentleman — **Portrait of a Gentleman**1545
Philadelphia Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Philadelphia Museum of Art

Willem Key, Portret van een man — **Portret van een man**1543
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

Willem Key, The Last Supper — **The Last Supper**
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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