PAINTER
Ambrosius Benson
1500 - 1550
Ambrosius Benson
Ambrosius Benson (c. 1495/1500, in Ferrara or Milan – 1550, in Flanders) was an Italian painter who became a part of the Northern Renaissance. While many surviving paintings have been attributed, there is very little known of him from records, and he tended not to sign his work. He is believed to have produced mainly religious art, but also painted portraits on commission. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ambrosius Benson has received more than 60,359 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ambrosius Benson is the 1,083rd most popular painter (down from 833rd in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
60k
Page Views (PV)
60.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
7.32
Effective Languages (L*)
1.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Ambrosius Benson ranks 1,083 out of 2,023. Before him are Romaine Brooks, Moretto da Brescia, John Atkinson Grimshaw, Bonaventura Berlinghieri, Charles Joshua Chaplin, and Christiane Kubrick. After him are Xu Wei, Adolf Ziegler, François-Hubert Drouais, Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, Carlo Cignani, and Antiphilus.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRomaine Brooks
1874 - 1970
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 1,077
Moretto da Brescia
1498 - 1554
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 1,078
John Atkinson Grimshaw
1836 - 1893
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 1,079
Bonaventura Berlinghieri
1210 - 1287
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 1,080
Charles Joshua Chaplin
1825 - 1891
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 1,081
Christiane Kubrick
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 1,082
Ambrosius Benson
1500 - 1550
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 1,083
Xu Wei
1521 - 1593
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 1,084
Adolf Ziegler
1892 - 1959
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 1,085
François-Hubert Drouais
1727 - 1775
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 1,086
Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
1789 - 1862
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 1,087
Carlo Cignani
1628 - 1719
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,088
Antiphilus
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 1,089
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1500, Ambrosius Benson ranks 38. Before him are Luis de Milán, Francisco de Bobadilla, Sebald Beham, Jan Sanders van Hemessen, Nuno Tristão, and Jacob Hutter. After him are Luis de Narváez, Rum Mehmed Pasha, Georg Pencz, Robert de Nola, Pedro Reinel, and Ligier Richier. Among people deceased in 1550, Ambrosius Benson ranks 16. Before him are Jón Arason, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Pir Sultan Abdal, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, Sebald Beham, and Isabel Moctezuma. After him are Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Georg Pencz, and John Major.
Others Born in 1500
Go to all RankingsLuis de Milán
COMPOSER
1500 - 1561
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 32
Francisco de Bobadilla
EXPLORER
1500 - 1502
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 33
Sebald Beham
PAINTER
1500 - 1550
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 34
Jan Sanders van Hemessen
PAINTER
1500 - 1566
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 35
Nuno Tristão
EXPLORER
1500 - 1446
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 36
Jacob Hutter
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1536
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 37
Ambrosius Benson
PAINTER
1500 - 1550
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 38
Luis de Narváez
COMPOSER
1500 - 1555
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 39
Rum Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1470
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 40
Georg Pencz
PAINTER
1500 - 1550
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 41
Robert de Nola
WRITER
1500 - 1600
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 42
Pedro Reinel
GEOGRAPHER
1500 - 1542
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 43
Ligier Richier
SCULPTOR
1500 - 1567
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 44
Others Deceased in 1550
Go to all RankingsJón Arason
WRITER
1484 - 1550
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 10
Gian Giorgio Trissino
WRITER
1478 - 1550
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 11
Pir Sultan Abdal
WRITER
1480 - 1550
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 12
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1487 - 1550
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 13
Sebald Beham
PAINTER
1500 - 1550
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 14
Isabel Moctezuma
POLITICIAN
1509 - 1550
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 15
Ambrosius Benson
PAINTER
1500 - 1550
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 16
Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1498 - 1550
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 17
Ashikaga Yoshiharu
POLITICIAN
1511 - 1550
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 18
Georg Pencz
PAINTER
1500 - 1550
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 19
John Major
PHILOSOPHER
1467 - 1550
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 20