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Dieric Bouts

1415 - 1475

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Dieric Bouts (born c. 1415 – 6 May 1475) was an Early Netherlandish painter. Bouts may have studied under Rogier van der Weyden, and his work was influenced by van der Weyden and Jan van Eyck. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dieric Bouts has received more than 172,741 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Dieric Bouts is the 210th most popular painter (down from 196th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 69th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Dutch Painter.

Dieric Bouts is most famous for his series of paintings called the "Masters of the Holy Spirit." The series depicts the life of Jesus Christ from his birth to his death.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Dieric Bouts ranks 210 out of 2,023. Before him are Aristide Maillol, Joaquín Sorolla, John William Waterhouse, Alexandre Cabanel, John Everett Millais, and Georgia O'Keeffe. After him are Paul Delvaux, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Antoine-Jean Gros, H. R. Giger, Pierre Bonnard, and Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1415, Dieric Bouts ranks 3. Before him are Piero della Francesca, and Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Vasily II of Moscow, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York, Jan Długosz, Joanot Martorell, John Argyropoulos, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, Albert van Ouwater, Aristotele Fioravanti, and John II, Count of Nevers. Among people deceased in 1475, Dieric Bouts ranks 2. Before him is Paolo Uccello. After him are Petrus Christus, Radu cel Frumos, Bartolomeo Colleoni, Joan of Portugal, Afanasy Nikitin, Theodorus Gaza, Simon of Trent, Albert van Ouwater, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Sin Sukju.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Dieric Bouts ranks 70 out of 1,646. Before him are Johan de Witt (1625), Gerrit Rietveld (1888), Ronald Koeman (1963), Jacob Roggeveen (1659), Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920), and William V, Prince of Orange (1748). After him are Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Rob Rensenbrink (1947), Dries van Agt (1931), Dick Advocaat (1947), Peter Canisius (1521), and Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Dieric Bouts ranks 13. Before him are Gerrit Dou (1613), Jan Steen (1626), Theo van Gogh (1857), Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), Han van Meegeren (1889), and Pieter de Hooch (1629). After him are Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Petrus Christus (1410), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), Lucas van Leyden (1494), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), and Gerard ter Borch (1617).

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