PAINTER

Denis Calvaert

1540 - 1619

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Denis Calvaert (Dutch: [ˈdɛnɪs 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: [di.oˈniːzjo fjamˈmiŋɡo, djoˈ-]) 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 36,108 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Denis Calvaert is the 883rd most popular painter (down from 828th in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 58th most popular Belgian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Denis Calvaert ranks 883 out of 2,023. Before him are Eustache Le Sueur, Aert van der Neer, Jan Provoost, Joseph Anton Koch, Abraham Bosse, and Beatrice Wood. After him are Maerten de Vos, Jacob Adriaensz Backer, James Gillray, Achilles Painter, Harriet Backer, and Eugène Grasset.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1540, Denis Calvaert ranks 17. Before him are Gasparo da Salò, José de Acosta, Won Gyun, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, and Ostilio Ricci. After him are Paschal Baylón, Simone Peterzano, Sedefkar Mehmed Agha, Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Lady Katherine Grey, and Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde. Among people deceased in 1619, Denis Calvaert ranks 14. Before him are Lawrence of Brindisi, Lucilio Vanini, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Diane de France, Hieronymus Fabricius, and Marko Krizin. After him are Stephen Pongracz, Melchior Grodziecki, Öküz Mehmed Pasha, Jagat Gosain, Nicholas Hilliard, and Richard Burbage.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Denis Calvaert ranks 320 out of 1,190. Before him are Henry of Ghent (1217), Odile Defraye (1888), Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869), Marc Wilmots (1969), J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), and Jan Provoost (1465). After him are Maerten de Vos (1532), Bernard Voorhoof (1910), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Joos de Momper (1564), George Sarton (1884), and Violetta Villas (1938).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Denis Calvaert ranks 58. Before him are Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Michiel Coxie (1499), Peter Snayers (1592), Stradanus (1523), Frans Francken the Younger (1581), and Jan Provoost (1465). After him are Maerten de Vos (1532), Joos de Momper (1564), Justus Sustermans (1597), Eugène Boch (1855), Paul Bril (1556), and Emile Claus (1849).

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