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Constantin Meunier

1831 - 1905

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Constantin Meunier (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃stɑ̃tɛ̃ mønje]; 12 April 1831 – 4 April 1905) was a Belgian painter and sculptor. He made an important contribution to the development of modern art by elevating the image of the industrial worker, docker and miner to an icon of modernity. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Constantin Meunier has received more than 82,292 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Constantin Meunier is the 584th most popular painter (down from 518th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 179th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Belgian Painter.

Constantin Meunier is most famous for his paintings of coal miners and steel workers.

Memorability Metrics

  • 82k

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  • 58.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Constantin Meunier ranks 584 out of 2,023. Before him are Maria Reiter, Heinrich Füger, Andrea Pozzo, Joos van Cleve, Louis-Léopold Boilly, and Fernand Cormon. After him are Henri-Edmond Cross, Kunisada, Oswald Achenbach, Francesco del Cossa, Juan de Flandes, and Konstantin Makovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, Constantin Meunier ranks 29. Before him are Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Nadezhda von Meck, Ilya Ulyanov, and Isabella Bird. After him are Maurice de Hirsch, Ludvig Nobel, Nikolai Ge, Paul Durand-Ruel, Anna Leonowens, and George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Among people deceased in 1905, Constantin Meunier ranks 20. Before him are Albert Edelfelt, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, Élisée Reclus, Walther Flemming, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, and Alois Riegl. After him are Oswald Achenbach, Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Alphonse Allais, Anton Ažbe, Hudson Taylor, and Albert von Kölliker.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Constantin Meunier ranks 195 out of 1,190. Before him are Jacob van Artevelde (1290), Jacques Arcadelt (1507), Paul Otlet (1868), Eden Hazard (1991), Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes (919), and Robert Cailliau (1947). After him are Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), Juan de Flandes (1450), Theroigne de Mericourt (1762), Hugo Claus (1929), Herbert Wimmer (1944), and Raymond Goethals (1921).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Constantin Meunier ranks 35. Before him are Clara Peeters (1594), Bernard van Orley (1487), Justus van Gent (1430), Fernand Khnopff (1858), Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759), and Pierre Alechinsky (1927). After him are Juan de Flandes (1450), Melchior Broederlam (1355), Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573), Théo van Rysselberghe (1862), Adriaen van Utrecht (1599), and Barthélemy d'Eyck (1420).

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