# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jan-van-steffeswert
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:02:22.623Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jan-van-steffeswert"
name: "Jan van Steffeswert"
slug: "jan-van-steffeswert"
description: "Jan van Steffeswert or alternatively Jan van Steffenswert or Jan van Stevensweert was an Early Netherlandish sculptor and wood carver based in Maastricht. Contrary to the customs of the time, he signed at least some of the works he produced, using variously Jan Bieldesnider, Jan van Weerd or Jan van Steffeswert. To date, fourteen works have been positively identified as his."
tagline: "Dutch wood sculptor (1460–1530)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Aachen_cathedral_008.JPG/330px-Aachen_cathedral_008.JPG"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1460"
deathDate: "1530"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.2
  momentum:             2.5
  historical:           4.803492
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Steffeswert"
    title: "Jan van Steffeswert"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Steffeswert"
    title: "Jan van Steffeswert"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Steffeswert"
    title: "Jan van Steffeswert"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Steffeswert"
    title: "Jan van Steffeswert"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Steffeswert"
    title: "Jan van Steffeswert"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2089985"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump