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Francisco Herrera the Elder

1576 - 1656

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Francisco Herrera (1576–1656) was a Spanish painter, born in Seville. He was the founder of the Seville school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Herrera the Elder has received more than 37,045 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Francisco Herrera the Elder is the 726th most popular painter (down from 652nd in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from Spain (down from 602nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Spanish Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Francisco Herrera the Elder ranks 726 out of 2,023. Before him are Carle Vernet, John William Godward, Antoine Wiertz, Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Govert Flinck, and Evelyn De Morgan. After him are Francesco Botticini, Mihály Munkácsy, Marcello Bacciarelli, Masaaki Hatsumi, Emil Orlík, and Anna Dorothea Therbusch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1576, Francisco Herrera the Elder ranks 5. Before him are Halime Sultan, Duchess Anna of Prussia, Roelant Savery, and Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau. After him are Stefano Maderno, Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria, Jan Sarkander, Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, David Vinckboons, Gregorio Fernández, and Johann Schreck. Among people deceased in 1656, Francisco Herrera the Elder ranks 7. Before him are John IV of Portugal, Gerard van Honthorst, James Ussher, Jan van Goyen, John George I, Elector of Saxony, and Ottavio Piccolomini. After him are Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, Andrea Falconieri, Dirck Hals, Thomas Fincke, Laurent de La Hyre, and Massimo Stanzione.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Herrera the Elder ranks 654 out of 3,355. Before him are Ferdinand de la Cerda (1255), Pedro Arrupe (1907), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (1076), Paulo da Gama (1465), and Lina Romay (1954). After him are Abbot Oliba (971), Rosalía Mera (1944), Eleanor of Castile (1191), Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (978), Abd al-Rahman V (1001), and Julio González (1876).

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Among PAINTERS In Spain

Among painters born in Spain, Francisco Herrera the Elder ranks 19. Before him are Remedios Varo (1908), Francisco Pacheco (1564), Alonso Sánchez Coello (1531), Ignacio Zuloaga (1870), Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614), and Santiago Rusiñol (1861). After him are Julio González (1876), Luis de Morales (1509), Josefa de Óbidos (1630), Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560), Ramon Casas (1866), and Juan de Valdés Leal (1622).

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