PAINTER
Anthony van Dyck
1599 - 1641
Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck (Dutch: Antoon van Dyck [ˈɑntoːɱ vɑn ˈdɛik]; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy. The seventh child of Frans van Dyck, a wealthy silk merchant in Antwerp, Anthony painted from an early age. He was successful as an independent painter in his late teens and became a master in the Antwerp Guild on 18 October 1617. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony van Dyck has received more than 1,385,275 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Anthony van Dyck is the 45th most popular painter (up from 60th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 14th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Painter.
Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish painter who was most famous for his portraits of European nobles.
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1.4M
Page Views (PV)
76.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
77
Languages Editions (L)
13.45
Effective Languages (L*)
3.16
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Anthony van Dyck ranks 45 out of 2,023. Before him are Masaccio, Gustave Courbet, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Amedeo Modigliani, Tintoretto, and Nicolas Poussin. After him are Paolo Veronese, Andrea del Verrocchio, J. M. W. Turner, Paul Klee, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, and Andrea Mantegna.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMasaccio
1401 - 1428
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 39
Gustave Courbet
1819 - 1877
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 40
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864 - 1901
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 41
Amedeo Modigliani
1884 - 1920
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 42
Tintoretto
1518 - 1594
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 43
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 44
Anthony van Dyck
1599 - 1641
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 45
Paolo Veronese
1528 - 1588
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 46
Andrea del Verrocchio
1435 - 1488
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 47
J. M. W. Turner
1775 - 1851
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 48
Paul Klee
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 49
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
1526 - 1593
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 50
Andrea Mantegna
1431 - 1506
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 51
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1599, Anthony van Dyck ranks 3. Before him are Diego Velázquez, and Oliver Cromwell. After him are Pope Alexander VII, Francesco Borromini, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Stefan Czarniecki, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Adriaen van Utrecht, Pieter van Laer, Ottavio Piccolomini, and Andrea Sacchi. Among people deceased in 1641, Anthony van Dyck ranks 1. After him are Gwanghaegun of Joseon, Domenichino, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Thomas Mun, Jane Frances de Chantal, Jan Janszoon, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Johan Banér, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Jeremiah Horrocks, and Hedwig of Denmark.
Others Born in 1599
Go to all RankingsDiego Velázquez
PAINTER
1599 - 1660
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 1
Oliver Cromwell
POLITICIAN
1599 - 1658
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 2
Anthony van Dyck
PAINTER
1599 - 1641
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 3
Pope Alexander VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1599 - 1667
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 4
Francesco Borromini
ARCHITECT
1599 - 1667
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 5
Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1599 - 1655
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 6
Stefan Czarniecki
POLITICIAN
1599 - 1665
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 7
Christian the Younger of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1599 - 1626
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 8
Adriaen van Utrecht
PAINTER
1599 - 1653
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 9
Pieter van Laer
PAINTER
1599 - 1642
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 10
Ottavio Piccolomini
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1599 - 1656
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 11
Andrea Sacchi
PAINTER
1599 - 1661
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1641
Go to all RankingsAnthony van Dyck
PAINTER
1599 - 1641
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 1
Gwanghaegun of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1575 - 1641
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 2
Domenichino
PAINTER
1581 - 1641
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 3
Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1641
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 4
Thomas Mun
ECONOMIST
1571 - 1641
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 5
Jane Frances de Chantal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1572 - 1641
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 6
Jan Janszoon
PIRATE
1570 - 1641
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 7
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
POLITICIAN
1560 - 1641
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 8
Johan Banér
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1596 - 1641
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 9
George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg
NOBLEMAN
1582 - 1641
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 10
Jeremiah Horrocks
ASTRONOMER
1618 - 1641
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 11
Hedwig of Denmark
COMPANION
1581 - 1641
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 12
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Anthony van Dyck ranks 12 out of 1,190. Before him are Jan van Eyck (1395), René Magritte (1898), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Gerardus Mercator (1512), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), and Andreas Vesalius (1514). After him are Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), Albert II of Belgium (1934), and Frans Hals (1582).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsJan van Eyck
PAINTER
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 6
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 7
Leopold II of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 8
Gerardus Mercator
GEOGRAPHER
1512 - 1594
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 9
Maurice Maeterlinck
WRITER
1862 - 1949
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 10
Andreas Vesalius
PHYSICIAN
1514 - 1564
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 11
Anthony van Dyck
PAINTER
1599 - 1641
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 12
Leopold III of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1983
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 13
Claude Lévi-Strauss
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1908 - 2009
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 14
Ursula von der Leyen
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 15
Philip I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 16
Albert II of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 17
Frans Hals
PAINTER
1582 - 1666
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 18
Among PAINTERS In Belgium
Among painters born in Belgium, Anthony van Dyck ranks 3. Before him are Jan van Eyck (1395), and René Magritte (1898). After him are Frans Hals (1582), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Jacob Jordaens (1593), James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Quentin Matsys (1466), and Paul Delvaux (1897).
Jan van Eyck
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 1
René Magritte
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 2
Anthony van Dyck
1599 - 1641
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 3
Frans Hals
1582 - 1666
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 4
Rogier van der Weyden
1390 - 1464
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 5
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
1564 - 1636
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 6
Jan Brueghel the Elder
1568 - 1625
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 7
Jacob Jordaens
1593 - 1678
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 8
James Ensor
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 9
Hugo van der Goes
1440 - 1482
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 10
Quentin Matsys
1466 - 1530
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 11
Paul Delvaux
1897 - 1994
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 12