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Antoine Wiertz

1806 - 1865

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Antoine Joseph Wiertz (22 February 1806 – 18 June 1865) was a Belgian painter, sculptor, lithographer and art writer. He is known for his religious, historical, and allegorical works and portraits. He was an eccentric figure who originally was much influenced by the works of Peter Paul Rubens and Michelangelo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antoine Wiertz has received more than 154,340 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Antoine Wiertz is the 722nd most popular painter (down from 640th in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 222nd in 2019) and the 45th most popular Belgian Painter.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Antoine Wiertz ranks 722 out of 2,023. Before him are Hans Hartung, Jan Mandijn, Sébastien Bourdon, Philipp Veit, Carle Vernet, and John William Godward. After him are Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Govert Flinck, Evelyn De Morgan, Francisco Herrera the Elder, Francesco Botticini, and Mihály Munkácsy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1806, Antoine Wiertz ranks 22. Before him are Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, Duchenne de Boulogne, and Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga. After him are John A. Roebling, William, Duke of Brunswick, Karl Friedrich Mohr, Juliette Drouet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Lionel Kieseritzky. Among people deceased in 1865, Antoine Wiertz ranks 28. Before him are Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Constant Troyon, George Phillips Bond, Shigechiyo Izumi, Joseph Paxton, and James Barry. After him are Sebastián Iradier, John Lindley, Andrés Bello, Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony, Sengge Rinchen, and Felice Romani.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Antoine Wiertz ranks 244 out of 1,190. Before him are Leo Tindemans (1922), Jean Rey (1902), Romelu Lukaku (1993), Emile Vandervelde (1866), Guy Thys (1922), and Henri Milne-Edwards (1800). After him are Guillaume Lekeu (1870), Jacques Feyder (1885), Rembert Dodoens (1517), François Duquesnoy (1597), Henry III, Duke of Brabant (1231), and John II, Duke of Brabant (1275).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Antoine Wiertz ranks 45. Before him are Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), Adriaen van Utrecht (1599), Barthélemy d'Eyck (1420), Frans Hogenberg (1535), Herri met de Bles (1480), and Frans Masereel (1889). After him are Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632), Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), Jan Fyt (1611), Frans Floris (1519), and Abraham Janssens (1570).

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