The Most Famous
SCULPTORS from Netherlands
This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Sculptors. The pantheon dataset contains 258 Sculptors, 3 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 15th most number of Sculptors behind Poland, and Denmark.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Sculptors of all time. This list of famous Dutch Sculptors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Claus Sluter (1340 - 1406)
With an HPI of 63.18, Claus Sluter is the most famous Dutch Sculptor. His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.
Claus Sluter (1340s in Haarlem – 1405 or 1406 in Dijon) was a Dutch sculptor, living in the Duchy of Burgundy from about 1380. He was the most important northern European sculptor of his age and is considered a pioneer of the "northern realism" of the Early Netherlandish painting that came into full flower with the work of Jan van Eyck and others in the next generation.
2. Adriaen de Vries (1556 - 1626)
With an HPI of 58.77, Adriaen de Vries is the 2nd most famous Dutch Sculptor. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Adriaen de Vries (c.1556–1626) was a Northern Mannerist sculptor born in the Netherlands but working in Central Europe, whose international style crossed the threshold to the Baroque; he excelled in refined modelling and bronze casting and in the manipulation of patina and became the most famous European sculptor of his generation. He also excelled in draughtsmanship. Partly as a result of the disturbances of the Thirty Years' War, and also changes in style, Adriaen de Vries had no direct follower.
3. Nikolaus Gerhaert (1420 - 1473)
With an HPI of 56.01, Nikolaus Gerhaert is the 3rd most famous Dutch Sculptor. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Nikolaus Gerhaert (c.1420 – 28 June 1473), also known as Nikolaus Gerhaert van Leyden, was a Dutch sculptor, although aside from his sculptures, few details are known of his life. He worked in both stone and wood.
4. Hendrick de Keyser (1565 - 1621)
With an HPI of 55.07, Hendrick de Keyser is the 4th most famous Dutch Sculptor. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Hendrick de Keyser (15 May 1565 – 15 May 1621) was a Dutch sculptor, merchant in Belgium bluestone, and architect who was instrumental in establishing a late Renaissance form of Mannerism changing into Baroque. Most of his works appeared in Amsterdam, some elsewhere in the Dutch Republic. He was the father of Pieter and Thomas de Keyser and Willem, and the uncle of Huybert de Keyser, who became his apprentices and all involved in building, decoration and architecture.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Dutch sculptors born between 1340 and 1565. Of these 4, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Dutch sculptors include Claus Sluter, Adriaen de Vries, and Nikolaus Gerhaert. As of April 2024, 1 new Dutch sculptors have been added to Pantheon including Nikolaus Gerhaert.
Deceased Dutch Sculptors
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Claus Sluter
1340 - 1406
HPI: 63.18
Adriaen de Vries
1556 - 1626
HPI: 58.77
Nikolaus Gerhaert
1420 - 1473
HPI: 56.01
Hendrick de Keyser
1565 - 1621
HPI: 55.07
