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Denis Calvaert

1540 - 1619

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Denis (or Denys or Denijs) Calvaert (Dutch: [ˈkɑlvaːrt]; around 1540 – 16 April 1619) was an Antwerp-born Flemish painter who spent most of his life in Italy, where he was known as Dionisio Fiammingo (Italian: [djoˈniːzjo fjamˈmiŋɡo]) or simply Il Fiammingo ("the Fleming"). Calvaert was a profound student of architecture, anatomy, and history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Denis Calvaert has received more than 33,660 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Denis Calvaert is the 829th most popular painter (up from 875th in 2019), the 293rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 296th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Denis Calvaert ranks 829 out of 1,421Before him are Dong Yuan, Carmen Herrera, Xia Gui, Gustave Boulanger, Marie Bracquemond, and Mario Merz. After him are Luca Cambiaso, Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid, Eugène Grasset, Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts, Ambrosius Benson, and Emile Claus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1540, Denis Calvaert ranks 16Before him are Gasparo da Salò, Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, Won Gyun, José de Acosta, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, and Princess Cecilia of Sweden. After him are Ostilio Ricci, Simone Peterzano, Giovanni Artusi, Lady Katherine Grey, Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser, and Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde. Among people deceased in 1619, Denis Calvaert ranks 14Before him are Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Diane de France, Lawrence of Brindisi, Hieronymus Fabricius, Shimazu Yoshihiro, and Marko Krizin. After him are Stephen Pongracz, Melchior Grodziecki, Richard Burbage, Nicholas Hilliard, Jagat Gosain, and Olivier de Serres.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Denis Calvaert ranks 293 out of 1,019Before him are Thierry Boutsen (1957), Marc Rich (1934), Jan Provoost (1465), Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), and Henry of Ghent (1217). After him are Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869), Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630), Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651), Jean Absil (1893), John Berchmans (1599), and Enzo Scifo (1966).

Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Denis Calvaert ranks 56Before him are Herri met de Bles (1480), Hendrick van Balen the Elder (1570), Peter Snayers (1592), Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569), Jan Provoost (1465), and Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573). After him are Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (1630), Jan Porcellis (1583), Frans Hogenberg (1535), Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), Marcel Broodthaers (1924), and Adriaen van Utrecht (1599).